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maxsolomon

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1. Several comedians find this to be a slippery slope.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 02:16 PM

Mar 2021

Silverman has dealt (hilariously) with transgressive topics through her career. She, Maher, Burr, and the like are worried what comedy will be like if you can't cross that line any more.

Could this movement towards showing others respect "go too far"? Sure.

Has it? Meh, in a couple cases I guess. I don't have much worry about the poor Confederate monuments.

But, certainly the RW was able to quickly and successfully weaponize Me, Too against Al Franken.

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'Cancel culture'? Sarah Silverman calls it 'righteousness porn' and 'really scary' [View all] DonCoquixote Mar 2021 OP

Several comedians find this to be a slippery slope. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #1

What they are doing is generalizing Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #2

She's on target Loki Liesmith Mar 2021 #3

Why is it scary? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #4

Cancel Culture can rightly be called Societal judgement. WarGamer Mar 2021 #5

Consequence Culture is not going away. Calling it Cancel Culture feeds into the right-wing's Politicub Mar 2021 #6

I think that it also needs to come with a path to redemption as well sboatcar Mar 2021 #10

Can you provide an example of someone being redeemed? Politicub Mar 2021 #11

Drew Brees. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #15

What was the context of 'really scary'? Did she just mean 'for comedians'? Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #7

Writing comedy and skirting the edge of taste is not easy. Cheap race Politicub Mar 2021 #12

Cancel culture can be oblivious to context and proportion for openers empedocles Mar 2021 #8

Accountability Culture. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #16

I used to like her... but now she's dead to me! Cancelled! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #9

I agree with Sarah. betsuni Mar 2021 #13

Sarah's on point. nt Raine Mar 2021 #14