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Often when someone, especially a comedian, complains about “political correctness”, what they actually mean is: nobody is laughing at the same joke I told 20 ye
by karlgkk 1y ago
Often when someone, especially a comedian, complains about “political correctness”, what they actually mean is: nobody is laughing at the same joke I told 20 years ago
Sensibilities change. The sense of what is and isn’t punching down changes. Even the appetite for punching down changes.
People who whine about “PC” always pretend like it’s the death of comedy or speech or whatever, and yet… there are younger people building great careers!
And yes, there is a real worrying erosion of free speech - but 98% these people could keep saying exactly what they’ve been saying - they’re just not getting the laughs they think they’re entitled to.
- vanviegen 1y ago> Sensibilities change. The sense of what is and isn’t punching down changes. Even the appetite for punching down changes. Yes, and the way it changes tells us something about our society, which I believe this article is trying to address.
- tempaway4738438 1y agoRead the article, its much more interesting and reflective that that
- karlgkk 1y agoI did, I’m just commenting one facet
- Chris2048 1y ago> Sensibilities change If people are literally calling the police, they aren't changing, they are being suppressed/punished. > they’re just not getting the laughs they think they’re entitled to Why are the comedians 'entitled' rather than the people who go to their show and complain?
- clown_strike 1y ago> Often when someone, especially a comedian, complains about “political correctness”, what they actually mean is: nobody is laughing at the same joke I told 20 years ago Don't rephrase others' sentiments to suit your own narrative. Soothsayers are bullshitters. When comedians complain about political correctness, there is no alternate meaning. They are upset that they can't tell the same jokes they told 20 years ago, to the same audiences from 20 years ago that continue to enjoy them, because external forces mob, heckle, and harass them so they cannot serve their customers... ...which conveniently provides opportunities for those younger people to "build great careers," by eliminating all legacy competition. In any other context it'd be driving the local kebab shop owner out of town because someone with influence wants to open a salad bar in its place. It's mob rule, not "social justice."
- immibis 1y agoMob rule is when people don't like my comedy any more. Got it.
- Chris2048 1y ago> Got it. No you haven't, and it seems you don't care to.
- djeastm 1y ago>mob rule Unless there's some kind of threat of physical force involved it's not. It's just a critical mass of people having opinions you don't like and voicing those opinions. If the market of ideas decides your ideas are not valuable anymore for whatever reason you're going to suffer what scarcity feels like.
- StopDisinfo910 1y ago> Unless there's some kind of threat of physical force involved Last time I checked the mob called for these people lives to be destroyed by asking for them to lose all possibility of ever having a job and threatening anyone who would employ them or support them of dire repercussions while slapping themselves in the back for what a positive impact they made. So yes, it’s very much about threat of violence.
- randomcarbloke 1y agocomedians no longer complain about that, contemporary comedy is merely repeating the commonly accepted societal mantrae, and laughing at and trivialising opposition or criticism to or of it. Wit, satire, and criticism are still funny, but aren't permissible.