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In order to confront truths, you're going to risk being offensive. There are plenty of logical inconsistencies, fallacies, half-truths, that every social tribe
by aantix 7y ago
In order to confront truths, you're going to risk being offensive.
There are plenty of logical inconsistencies, fallacies, half-truths, that every social tribe adopts that need a mirror to reveal their ridiculousness. Some may only be observed as an outsider from the group.
This is the service comedy has always provided.
We are humans. We are fallible.
- notadoc 7y agoUnfortunately there is historical precedent to comedic intolerance. Royalty would occasionally have their court jesters put to death, for example.
- Broken_Hippo 7y agoI specifically mentioned Frankie Boyle because folks tend to find him offensive. He also hosts a show talking about serious-ish topics, generally in a funny tone. The others were just comedic takes on more serious stuff. But really, they were examples of comedy that the person claimed was hobbled as a result of political correctness - and I don't see it as the case at all. Comedy simply isn't what it was 30 years ago, but at the same time... comedy isn't what it was 50 years ago either.
- aantix 7y ago>If your comedy includes making fun of men for being too "gay" or women for being too manly... sure, political correctness has caused a demise in your sort of humor, and good riddance. The very idea that there couldn't be any funny perspectives left on the above topics shows that the idea of being emotionally protected has been elevated above free speech. The vocal minority of Twitter do not represent the general public. https://www.pewinternet.org/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/#nws=mcnewsletter https://www.pewinternet.org/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-use...