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> "Social Justice censorship" affects tech too That's if such a thing exists. It seems to me that people's tastes and values have changed, and in this case, so
by amaccuish 8y ago
> "Social Justice censorship" affects tech too
That's if such a thing exists. It seems to me that people's tastes and values have changed, and in this case, some comedians haven't noticed and want to continue as they were. Comedy has always sought to reach people on their level, whatever that may be, and be relevent.
Just as there was pushback when societies decided it wasn't ok to call PoC certain terms, the same is happening now sadly. This article makes it sound like comedy is only about using a particular language directed at a set of particular groups. I think comedy is much more than that. E.g. just because a joke doesn't have the n word in doesn't mean it can't be funny.
- DATACOMMANDER 8y agoAre you actually comparing calling a black person the n-word to finding it pretentious when someone demands to be referred to using a made-up pronoun?
- belorn 8y agoThere was also push back when Life of Brian was made, as people of a particular faith did not like it when Monty Python made fun of them.