No. He relentlessly bullied Rife in his Instagram comments. He repeatedly left absolute BOOKS of criticism until Matt finally snapped.
Matt Rife - a well-known comedian with a very established inability to GAF - retaliated.
Then the dude ran off screaming “autism,” even though there was no way Matt would have known he had autism.
Don’t poke the bear when the bear is a comedian literally known for making fun of EVERYONE, and then scream “victim” when he finally responds to your stupidity.
Rife’s comedy persona is well-established. His entire brand is no-holds-barred roasting… crowd work, specials, social media, all of it. And he has a pretty obvious track record of firing back HARD when he feels provoked rather than simply ignoring it.
You don’t get to relentlessly antagonize someone, finally get the reaction you were looking for, and then suddenly hide behind a personal diagnosis the other person had no way of knowing about.
If you can’t play with the big boys, step off the plate.
While at my psychiatrist, I was drawn to this bowl of small collectible thingies
As I played around with them, I asked her what they were for
She said for her autistic clients
I was GAGGED