▁ ▁The ▁special ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁received ▁back l ash , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁j okes ▁about ▁ab use ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁sing ers ▁Michael ▁Jackson ▁and ▁R . ▁Kelly , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁j okes ▁about ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community , ▁among ▁other ▁subjects . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁subject ▁of ▁St icks ▁& ▁St ones ▁is ▁cancel ▁culture ▁and ▁Ch app elle ' s ▁fr ustr ations ▁with ▁a ▁perce ived ▁modern ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁ending ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁individuals ▁after ▁a ▁controvers y . ▁In ▁the ▁introduction , ▁Ch app elle ▁issues ▁a ▁warning ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁Prince ' s ▁" 1 9 9 9 ", ▁where in ▁he ▁places ▁extra ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁verse : ▁" Try in ' ▁to ▁run ▁from ▁my ▁destruction , ▁you ▁know ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁even ▁care !" ▁This ▁sets ▁up ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁performance , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁speak s ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁high - profile ▁news ▁stories ▁about ▁cele brit ies . ▁He ▁contrast s ▁Anthony ▁Bour d ain ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁who , ▁despite ▁living ▁under ▁difficult ▁circumstances , ▁never ▁conce ived ▁of ▁ending ▁his ▁life — an ▁over arch ing ▁point ▁being ▁that ▁suic ide ▁is ▁fund ament ally ▁ir r ational ; ▁not ▁being ▁tied ▁directly ▁to ▁material ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Following ▁this , ▁Ch app elle ▁makes ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁Found ing ▁F athers