Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Level-Headed Take On Political Correctness Is The Perfect Response To Jerry Seinfeld's Whining
10.06.2024 - 18:27
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and Seinfeld co-starred on the massively popular sitcom Seinfeld, and since the show ended, she's gone on to be one of the biggest stars on TV, while he has…well, he made a couple movies and he does stand-up and he's obviously rich and successful, but he's nowhere close to as relevant as he was.
So maybe it makes sense that they have very different perspectives on modern 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.
And I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing.
It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result.
When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness—and I understand why people might push back on it—but to me that’s a red flag, because it sometimes means something else.
I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing,” the Veep star in response to Seinfeld's complaints.
She later added, “My feeling about all of it is that political correctness, insofar as it equates to tolerance, is obviously fantastic.
And of course I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me, while also respecting their right to free speech, right?” Yes.See how easy that is? She gets that it's tricky and respects everyone's rights, but let's not pretend times haven't changed.
Now, compare that to the original quote she was responding to, , in which he blamed the perceived dearth of funny sitcoms now as opposed to back in the day on “the extreme left and P.C.
crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.”He went on to describe modern movie- and TV- making thusly: “when you write a script and it goes into four or five
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