Whitney Cummings is weighing in on the Riyadh Comedy Festival controversy .

During the Monday episode of her Good For You podcast, the comedian addressed the backlash aimed at comedians who performed at the Saudi Arabian festival. Cummings herself was part of the lineup, and she further defended her decision to participate in the event while claiming criticism surrounding the fest was due to “racism.”

“I guess I’m this weirdo. I don’t operate under, you know, the idea that every government and their people are the same. Like, you think that the people of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi government all share [the same values]? So you also believe that the Chinese government and the Chinese people are exactly the same? It’s just racism,” she said. “I think it took me a second, because w

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