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Right; the culture wars are less “the culture wars” and more “don’t offend the kids”. You can make a choice to offend them, but then you’re not worth as much as
by wayoutthere 5y ago
Right; the culture wars are less “the culture wars” and more “don’t offend the kids”. You can make a choice to offend them, but then you’re not worth as much as an entertainer. I’m not sure many 13 year olds in 2021 even know what Monty Python is.
- ashtonkem 5y agoMost 13 year olds don’t know about Monty python not because they’re too sensitive, but because it’s over half a century old and they’re 13. Lots of them are unaware of the beetles too, it’s just a time moving on thing.
- wayoutthere 5y agoTotally agree! I was mostly saying John Cleese doesn’t have much to worry about being cancelled because the audience that would cancel him doesn’t know he exists.
- kazinator 5y agoHow I would articulate it is that an artist worth their beans doesn't care whether or not their work offends thirteen-year-olds, no matter if they have a slight preference that it does, or that it not.