Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Comedians Complaining About Political Correctness Is A “Red Flag”: “Being Aware Of Certain Sensitivities Is Not A Bad Thing”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is weighing in on comedians who say political correctness affects their comedy.Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes For “Sexual Undertones” In ‘Bee Movie’ During Duke Commencement Address: “But I Would Not Change It” The VEEP star is not opposed to being sensitive to certain topics and doesn’t think being politically correct threatens comedy. “If you look back on comedy and drama both, let’s say 30 years ago, through the lens of today, you might find bits and pieces that don’t age well,” Dreyfus told The New York Times in an interview. “And I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a...
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The Democratic National Committee as well as the Democratic powerbrokers behind the scenes could have engineered a much stronger and much more electable ticket. They simply chose not to.
Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian
Is Donald Trump a fascist? General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump, thinks so. Trump is “fascist to the core,” he warns. John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, agrees. So does Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in this year’s presidential election. But political commentators who have a grounding in history are not so sure. Writing in The Guardian, Sidney Blumenthal calls Trump “Hitlerian” and his rallies “Naziesque”, but stops short of calling him a fascist. Michael Tomasky of The New Republic understands the reservations, but he is tired spending time debating the...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Throws Shade At Jerry Seinfeld While Hitting Back At Critics Of Political Correctness
The Modern Comedy Discourse is dominated by increasingly tired discussions about political correctness and cancel culture, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus has now chimed in while throwing some shade at Jerry Seinfeld in the process. Comedy is an art largely built on a foundation of pushing boundaries and subverting the status quo, and notable names like Lenny […] The post Julia Louis-Dreyfus Throws Shade At Jerry Seinfeld While Hitting Back At Critics Of Political Correctness appeared first on BroBible.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus says criticism like Jerry Seinfeld's of political correctness is a 'red flag'
Julia Louis-Dreyfus countered former co-star Jerry Seinfeld's comments blaming political correctness for killing comedy, saying that having an “antenna about sensitivities” is a good thing — and that such PC bashing is a "red flag." Seinfeld made headlines for his April interview with The New Yorker, in...