Right it’s not just the joke it’s the timing and context. He just met these too people. Their daughter is possibly dying in the hospital. They didn’t even know he had been dating their daughter. In that awkward situation the father starts asking about 911. He’s a stand up comic so of course he hits the awkwardness with a joke.
Oh boy, you’re gonna get it now.
Patriot Day is recognized as a National Day of Mourning but not a holiday. Flags are at half staff but federal offices are open.
Patriots Day is a state holiday that commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord. It’s in April. It’s only recognized in Massachusetts and a couple other states. The Boston Marathon is traditionally run on Patriots Day.
Except her father only asked him because he’s Muslim. Would he have asked a random white guy the same question?
I don’t think he would have asked a white guy, as the father said he’s always wanted to ask… “You know,” which I assume is his way of saying he’s always wanted to ask people of Middle Eastern descent how they feel about 9/11.
I do have to wonder how often this actually happened to people of Middle Eastern descent, white people just randomly bringing up 9/11. How do you even answer a question like that? That honest bewilderment is the crux of the scene.
It reminds me a little bit of The Good Fight where every white person the Black main characters encounter mentions that they voted for Obama.
Which is how it became the date of another major terrorist attack (and later, the title of a movie about it).
Same with Jewish people and Israel. Like, my family is from Europe.
Yes that’s part of the context.
As a former Blockbuster employee, this one amused me.