After comedian Matt Rife was blasted on social media for opening his first Netflix special, “Natural Selection,” with a domestic abuse joke, he responded on Monday by offending even more people. Instead of an actual apology, he linked to a site that sells safety helmets for people with special needs.
One Redditor wrote of Rife’s non-apology, “Holy crap. Has anyone else seen his response?! The link is f–king atrocious. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted someone to get canceled so bad before, this man is disgusting.”
The 28-year-old comedian begins “Natural Selection,” which Netflix released on Wednesday, with a joke about why a female server with a black eye has been assigned to wait on tables instead of being kept in the kitchen.