Chris Rock is getting candid about the importance of forgiveness in a world so quick to cancel others.During a recent appearance on "The Daily" podcast, the 61-year-old comedian discussed his issues with "wokeness," saying that while advocating for marginalized people and giving them a voice is great, it needs to come with forgiveness."The problem with wokeness is we're in the Old Testament right now," he said."And the Old Testament has no forgiveness.
The Old Testament didn't work.So they had to write a remix called the New Testament."Host David Marchese then asked if he thought there was "anything redeeming" that came out of the post-George Floyd era, which he referred to as "woke 1.0," since Democratic politicians now seem to be straying further from that ideology now.Rock compared wokeness to the Salem witch trials.
(Jemal Countess/WireImage)SKILLET'S JOHN COOPER SAYS WOKE ACTIVISTS HAVE 'BIG HEARTS' BUT ARE 'HURTING THEMSELVES'The "Grown Ups" star reiterated his position that "it's great to help those that need help," but noted the problem comes "when you institutionalize it.""The Salem witch hunts.I'm sure the first three witches they caught were actually f- - -ing witches," he said.
"But then you open up a witch office and now you've got to start lying.Now you've gotta f- - - ing make s- - - up because you've got overhead.
You've got to justify the witch hunters f - - -ing pensions and s- - -."He explained that just because he advocates for forgiveness, it "doesn't mean condoning abusive behavior.You can reprimand your friends," adding that holding them accountable is "also part of friendship.""If you’re only friends with your friends when they’re good, they’re not your friends," he said.Rock said part of friendship is holding each other accountable.
(Leon Bennett/EveryStory2026/WireImage)While he admits there is room for improvement when it comes to cancel culture and wokeness, he noted he is "glad that all of this stuff happened," as it allowed f...