“I Am Happy It Happened” – Basket Mouth Says About Contoversial Ra.pe Joke

Popular stand-up comedian Basket Mouth has exclusively revealed to HipHop World Magazine his thoughts on the backlash he received from his infamous r**e joke he posted on his Facebook account.



“Life is like that. We all make mistakes” said Basket Mouth. “If you read that joke again, if you remove emotions from it, you will understand. I wasn’t celebrating it (r**e). It wasn’t a celebration of the idea of r**e. It was just a joke. Comedians crack jokes about everything, imbeciles…trust me these are emotional topics…

We crack jokes about poor people, trust me it is not really funny when you can’t provide food for your children. So every joke has a negative heat on it. It was just that particular topic” he further said on the way the joke was received by Nigerians.

He however confessed that he was happy the reaction he received from the joke. According to him, he and his fellow comedians now know what is acceptable in the Nigerian society. “Honestly, I am happy it happened. Now, I know, and a lot of comedians now know the boundaries.”

Basket Mouth also observed that because the joke was written and not delivered on stage, the backlash was strong. “If I did it on stage, it wouldn’t have been taken like that, but because it was written it wasn’t delivered with the right tone” he said.

On Sunday, January 5, 2014, Basket Mouth posted a joke about dating which featured a r**e punchline. (See joke below)



After the backlash he received, Basket Mouth went on to apologize.

“I have a daughter that I would give my life to protect, a wife that means the world to me, a mother that made me the man that I am and anything that is done for any woman is less than she deserves for the role they play in our lives.

I would never in a thousand lifetimes encourage r**e, I broadcasted a joke that many clearly misunderstood and have found offensive and I sincerely apologize, the intention however was to highlight an unfortunate trend and the ridiculously flawed comparison between money & the worth of a woman. So to all women, the ones that make our lives colorful, the ones we owe our lives..literally, our pride, our money choppers, the true stronger vessels, this is me, Bright Onyekwere Okpocha saying, I no dey crase to promote r**e? Accept my humble apologies if it was misunderstood, it wasn’t meant that way by a long shot.

One love” said Basket Mouth in a statement.

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