This situation is absolutely unbelievable and it is unacceptable in a modern world, to think our speech is controlled to this extent is shameful. If you enjoy my content, grab a shirt, see a show or subscribe - www.isaacbutterfield.shop

DO NOT APOLOGIZE. Don’t give in to the mob. Stay strong

And it’s all because of ONE person putting in a complaint about a joke. This country has become soft. The human rights commission must’ve had a boring week or something

I'm a First Nations Australian trying to reconnect to country right now from the horrible past of stolen generation. My Mum started the journey to reconnect as she was the one stolen but died of cancer before she had a chance to complete it. I picked it up from her to hopefully fill a whole in my life and meet my family. When I saw your First Nations jokes I laughed. Even with My personal history I saw the joke and it was funny. One of the great outcomes of this amazing social experiment we call Australia is that people from different backgrounds can come together and work together. It is disappointing to see when people attack because there feelings are hurt and I think many people need to stop and look inward and work out why. We all started somewhere else and the differences are what make us great. I think there are some people who would prefer we all be the same and think the same. Yet we are the racist.

I feel like we live in an age where suggesting someone to maybe perhaps clean their room would already be a traumatic event for them.

This is why "hurt feelings" should not be a criminal offence.

Losing your human rights to the human rights commission is about as ironic as it gets

Dont back down Isaac, your not just fighting for your self, your fighting for all of us.

congrats! you made such a good joke that the human rights committee wanted to hear it!

Whatever you do DO NOT APOLOGIZE they’re not looking for one. To them it’s just an admission of “guilt” that they’ll weaponize against you.

*The Australian legal system is a bloody JOKE!!!* 😮

You’re a good man. Someone standing strong in the name of truth and humour. Let’s not lose these things.

If I was an aboriginal person and heard you at the start of the video say “I’m about to make many jokes about aboriginal people” I don’t think I would go “well what can I do, i don’t have the power to stop myself watching the video, continue on Isaac”.

Imagine being so weak, you have to sue a comedian to make yourself feel better

There's always that ONE person who finds a joke offensive or it goes completely over thier heads.

I'm an indigenous person and I thought the jokes were funny and I laughed. It's actually ridiculous that this is happening to Isaac.

It's good to joke about certain things because it brings attention to some serious things in a lighthearted way.

I’m a Jew and just as you’ve told jokes about the holocaust, you’ve also acknowledged, the horror of it several times. People get offended way too easily! I love your style of comedy! It’s just like spicy food! If you can’t handle the heat don’t eat it.

Tasering a 95 year old, great grandmother for “carrying” a knife, whilst using her walker in a nursing home apparently doesn’t violate human rights. Not to mention the thousands of other incidents inflicted on people the last 3 years. Insane!

It happened to Mike Ward in Quebec. Took 15 years to settle the matter

No way. I never been to Australia but I know a lot of Australians and as far as I know Australians have no filter and I can’t believe this could ever happen. I couldn’t believe Australians would put up with this.

I love that her friend who was traumatized continued to keep up to date with Isaacs content and inform her friend of it. I myself was very traumatized after being hit by a bus and decided i would jump in front of a bus

The fact the person describes words and jokes as "traumatic" is actually hilarious.

One word-UNBELIEVABLE! This is absolutely ridiculous, I’m flabbergasted 😮

The problem is people have become so self absorbed and serious to the point they have forgotten to have the ability to laugh at themselves. No matter what happens in life good or bad laughter is the best Medicine. Laughter heals the heart and soul! ❤

I'm black and gay and find you funny af. It's fascinating to me that people are so sensitive about EVERYTHING.

I am so glad to hear that the human rights committee has no real human rights violations anymore to fight against.

You don't have to go to a commission. Only a court can rule on a conviction, so wait for a charge sheet. Attending their meeting will simply feed them evidence/information.

I like how your head is permanently tilted in the same direction that you comb your hair. That's a funny bit you got goin, and your commitment to it is impressive.

"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded." ~ George Orwell

You need make the most insincere apology publicly. Then when they point out insincerity of it, you can retort, "oh, so now I can say something and not mean it?"

People who resort to threats of violence that they will not be able to carry out are the most cowardly people ever.

Frankly the funnier the joke the bigger the risk of court these days.. must have been a banger.

Never thought Aussies would be offended at a joke....what the heck is the world coming to. It's comedy....it's a joke. 😮

My best mates dad is Aboriginal, and he left when my mate was young due to having issues with alcohol and not wanting his kids to be subject to that. Recently my mate was seeing his dad for the first time in many years, and was feeling anxious about it. As we were discussing it and the kind of person his dad is, I tried supporting my mate by saying “look, I don’t know your dad…and apparently neither do you”. This was quite clearly a joke and my mate was no longer upset, I knew that because he spent the next ten minutes pissing himself laughing. He knew I had no malice behind it and was simply trying to lighten the mood. More people need to be like my mate and get over it! At the end of the day, our generation didn’t cause the atrocities so we shouldn’t be made to feel guilty for it. It’s a part of history, let’s move forward together and make sure it’s not repeated.

I love your humor. We need more people like you making jokes that are so horrendous because of the times we live in now

Some people wait diligently for something to offend them and they get so worked up about it that it messes with their whole day and emotions

You have a human right to tell jokes. File a complaint because your rights have been violated.

I can’t imagine the poor courts guy too dealing with this crap Judge: “So what’s Isaac here for today? Murder? Assault?” Karen: “uh no he told a joke”

Imagine living such a miserable existence that you feel obligated to take someone to court over a joke. Couldnt be me

You put my thoughts into words perfectly, people shouldn't be so upset about a joke when its only purpose is to be funny.

My family was part of the stolen generation and I had no problem with the joke. People need to remember that they just didnt take kids and babies from just families. they took babies that were mixed away from the tribes coz the babies would be left on an ant hill to die. My great grandpa was one of those babies who were saved from being killed due to being mixed

This literally happened to Count Dankula and it was a complete mess. Look up his story, they kept fining him and he refused to pay it. His audience crowdfunded his legal fees, and the documented the whole thing for memes.

This happened to me at school, although instead of making jokes I accidentally used their dead name and they reported me for “hate speech”

Being a Asian male I have to say that last joke about your merch being made by sweatshop workers was very , and I can’t stress this enough, endearing and i thank you for your continued support of my brothers and sisters. ( and for the tribunal, this comment was a joke)

The fact that comedy is under threat because people can't take a joke is just bizarre to think about.

Back in the 1985, Rodney Rude successfully defended Australian comedy in court. Long live Rodney the godfather of Aussie comedy.

I would have assumed that the letter was a joke and not gone to court. 😆 Watched a bit more and see that you didn't, Good Man!!

I guess it's a sneaky way for the Human Rights Commission to see a free gig. LOL! 🤣😄

There was a time in life, when a joke was bad or offensive - the guy/gal simply left the stage and at worst case scenario threw a drink at a comedian. I miss those times.

As a blind person, I can't help but wish my life was so devoid of problems that I could muster up the emotional fortitude to care about jokes. That must be a wonderful life, to have so little to complain about that you make it that far down the list. Is there somewhere I could trade in my real problems for stuff like this?

First off - You're awesome and the world is going mad. Second and perhaps more importantly - It seems to be working!! You said at the beginning of your bit that your aim was to try to get you cancelled!! DINGDING!! I mean... I hope you don't get cancelled and people start just not being sh!t BUT you are achieving goals. Also Gratz on your baby 😄

The real joke here is how that complaint got taken seriously

We can either joke about everything or joke about nothing ! There’s is no middle ground ! Someone will always be offended by something ! If someone is offended, they can choose to not listen anymore and move on! Don’t ruin it for everyone !!

Been living in Australia for the past year as an expat from the US. Noticed pretty quick that there's this loud minority of people pushing this shit. Every Aussie I've met have been the most down to earth people, just like back home in the Midwest. The most offensive jokes come out of these people, it's downright hilarious. My short time here already has shown me that it's in the Aussies blood to be offensive. How this is even happening is a crime in-of-itself. Edit: Made comment before listen to the native jokes. I'm dying lmao. This is BS mate. I hope you can shake things up with this.

"they beautiful t-shirts that are made by the best sweatshop workers in all the world" 🤣🤣 gold.

Man it's a slippery slope and the ones who would scream the loudest are the ones who will demand the most protection when it's turned on them.

I saw a show in Melbourne. I was working with a guy with Cerebral Palsy, a he is in a wheelchair and is a huge fan of yours. You sent down a huge run of jokes pointed to him and he loved it. No offence was taken , he didn't sook up , more like he felt very special to be engaged by someone he admires greatly. We stayed back and chatted with you and lil Dicky , getting pics and autograph's after the show. Thank you , it made his night .

This just confirms you're a good comedian. Anyone who's actually funny anymore is getting sued and cancelled. Bravo sir, keep the jokes comin

The only scenario I can think of where a joke might make me feel "unsafe" is if I were a child, alone with Jimmy Saville and he whispered it into my ear.

You are spot on, love your humour, keep it going❤❤

How in the hell has Australia gone from Crocodile Dundee to "this joke made me so unsafe that I can't protect my daughter & need a tribunal to make the mean man apologize!"

Don't stop making jokes! In fact make jokes during your court case!

crazy how this wouldn't have happened if the friend who send it to the lady that filed the complaint just scrolled past the content she doesn't like/agree with

There are some things I don’t think people should joke about but no one should go to court because they are jokes

I'm disabled, and I love when someone tells a good joke about it, So I can laugh at myself and know that a little laughter at some serious events and life styles can make your day a little better. And frankly if I get offended I walk out, I turn it off, and never go back. Next day doesn't cross my mind because it's a stinking JOKE. I can't stand cancel culture, and frankly. We should cancel the cancel culture. Lol.

I wasn't aware as an Australian I had any Human rights. I just assumed the government would pick and chose what I am allowed to have and strip away whatever gets in their way.

HRC letter requesting your appearance on the basis of one persons annoyance sounds like good material for George Orwell to pen a sequel to 1984

First mistake was living in Australia, or the UK or Canada for that matter, while also trying to exercise your right to free speech. Completely the wrong places to attempt do that.

I'm 100% on your side on this one. Mike Ward (French Canadian comedian) said it best. Back in the day, miners did bring a small canary in the mines, and when the bird had difficulty breathing, miners would come back to the surface. Stand up comedy is the canary of freedom of speech. If 1 struggles, others will too eventually.

Imagine how miserable their life must be to do something like this. Anybody who does something this drastic over being "offended" doesn't deserve the joy of laughter. Love & hugs, Isaac and congrats on the new baby ❤

Its always funny when someone is so offended by a joke that they want to commit murder, because somehow an offensive joke is worse than murder

Everyone needs to stand up for ‘StandUp’ or no one will ever laugh again. Come on people, a joke is a joke and that’s all that needs to be said. Good luck mate and keep up the great work.

Train the complainant to understand jokes, and get them to apologise for wasting your time.

It`s so sad that we live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won`t be offended.

One look at the guy who made the "Jesus getting nailed" joke and it should be extremely obvious why no one is going after him. He's a member of the protected class.

Why is there even a “human rights” commission-We are living in Orwell’s nightmare. It’s all unspeak

This is AMAZINGLY unsurprising to anyone to tracks speech laws in Australia. Frankly I’m surprised it took them this long.

Let's bring every actor that has played a villain to trial for the crimes their characters committed.

THIS IS CRAZY!!!! We love you Issac, we speak the truth, its hilarious.

The tribunal has no jurisdiction. They assert official capacity but need individuals to allow authority. I’ve seen these type of accusations crumble before ever making it to “court” if you aren’t provided legal representation or at least offered, that is a red flag.

As an aboriginal man, many people are sooks. I like dark jokes and knowing others don't, is funny 😂😂 keep going🔥💪🏾

Thanks so much for explaining a basic feature about comedy that far too many fragile people forget today. A comedy act is just that: an act. It doesn't reveal something about the comedian's likes, preferences, personality, character, etc. Comedians create personas that they use on stage to entertain people. This "outrage" is a bit like getting mad at a character in a stage play because you don't like their attitude.

You are right on the mark. Sooky lalas 😂

Remember folks, offense is never GIVEN, it is TAKEN. Don't give that tribunal an INCH. Stand your ground, no matter what. Also, the difference between a tribunal and court is a tribunal can basically do whatever they want and use any theory or subjective interpretation as "evidence". Basically they're a bad joke in and of themselves and bastardization of any justice system.

The moment I heard Australia and a lack of free speech I instantly believed it was possible.

its like people forget that freedom of speech is a human right, but there is no right to not have your feelings hurt.

Getting sued over a joke on Tik Tok is wild!!! Wtf is even the law!?

Making offensive jokes is an important part of Australian culture. In fact Australian culture pretty much IS an offensive joke when you get right down to it. ;-)

Isaac Aboriginal jokes don't write them self half of us are illiterate. As an Aboriginal it does not offend me. You comedians are a noble and well needed aspect in society. Keep holding the mirror up to the rest of us so we don't forget how shit we all can be. LOVE YOU BROTHER

The problem is people choose to be offended. They could just ignore it. But they like to live miserable lives being upset at everything.

This is comedy in the same way a monkey throwing its own feces at a wall is art.

Why is modern society so soft that this is somehow an acceptable way to express feeling offended?

I’m gay and fat. I don’t care if he makes jokes about the lgbtq+ community or about fat people. Isaac is hilarious. People literally get offended over anything these days

No One has the Right to Control the Freedom of Thinking or Speech. Not even the Law. All they can try to do is Suppress it.

Many people believe that being offended is of the highest order of importance in the world. They will see people die, children assaulted, and cultures oppressed to appease their feelings of offence.

It's things like this that make embarrassed to be Australian.

The irony of an Aussie not knowing what a Kangaroo Court is.

Glad you put the clips in as I’m new to your videos! Laughed my ass off. Keep on icing that top layer. Told my son about you, he loves offensive humour. Professionally offended people just suck the fucking joy out of everything!

I flew from Melbourne to Sydney to see Issac's show last year, boy are my arms tired 😂 What a load of crap this complaint is.