Amid a week in which America was reminded of the privilege of its freedoms, several famous (and tangentially famous) people took the opportunity to exercise those freedoms, at which point other, non-famous people got angry at them, as is the American way.

The first to spark controversy was Chris Rock, who commemorated the Fourth of July by tweeting, "Happy white people's independence day the slaves weren't free but I'm sure they enjoyed fireworks"—a racially tinged joke that shocked many who would never expect a comment like that from Chris Rock, as their familiarity with him is ...... See Complete Article @ AV Club