Matt Rife Domestic Violence Joke Controversy refers to backlash over a joke told by American comedian Matt Rife in his November 2023 Netflix special Natural Selection that many perceived as making fun of domestic violence, centering on a waitress with a black eye

"Matt Rife opens his special with a 'if a woman could cook she wouldn’t have a black eye'

he was "testing the waters" to see if the audience was "fun or not."

he linked to a fake apology that sent users to a webpage to purchase helmets for special needs children.