Posted on 09/05/2020 7:31:14 PM PDT by 11th_VA
John Cleese has criticised the 'stifling' effect of political correctness on creativity - saying there is no such thing as a 'woke joke'.
The former Monty Python star, 80, said Britain should not organise its society around 'the sensibilities of the most easily upset people', because that would lead to a 'very neurotic society'.
Mr Cleese said that 'affectionate teasing' is a bonding mechanism, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'PC stuff started out as a good idea which is, ''Let's not be mean to people'', and I'm in favour of that... despite my age.
'I think Jesus Christ would have agreed... The main thing is to try to be kind.
'But that then becomes a sort of indulgence of the most over-sensitive people in your culture, the people who are most easily upset.'
After Mr Cleese made the comments on Radio 4 Today show, people took to social media to post their funniest 'woke' jokes. ..
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What do you say to a one legged hitchhiker?
... “Hop in”
Little jokes like that won’t fly anymore, and it’s because some folks actually have lost a leg. But let’s not be ridiculous and think that every funny thing hurts someone somewhere so nobody can tell any jokes anymore. Sheesh.
.......should not organise its society around 'the sensibilities of the most easily upset people', because that would lead to a 'very neurotic society'..
QUOTE OF THE DAY!!
WELL SAID!!
BEARS REPEATING!
PC was never a good idea. It came straight from Stalin (who got it from guess who) for the explicit purpose of cutting off any political dissent for the ultraleft agenda.
Sorry, Johnny, but you and your leftist ilk helped make that happen, all your Monty Python yuks aside.
Black Livers Matter
High Fives Matter
Sky Dives Matter
Fat Thighs Matter
Cat Toys Matter
Cleese is clueless.
He helped bring it on and is liberal left as any of them.
I dont think any of the good comedians have ever first thought to be kind when coming up with their material
Imagine these snowflakes watching an episode of All In The Family, The Jeffersons, or Good Times. Heads would explode.
Now that Cleese had made his fortune off of comedy that never cared about being kind to anyone or anything it skewered
Just a typical lib hypocrite who got his, before criticizing the very thing he used to get his
Where do one legged waitresses work????
I-HOP
Q: How many Feminists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: That's not funny!!!
P4L
Do you remember how distraught some college students were a few years ago when they viewed Steve Martin’s “King Tut” video for the first time?
Cleese is right about the neurosis.
Lol - that’s pretty funny !!!
What's a woman with a glass eye named? Crystal.
You've been a great audience. I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waiter on the way out....
Safety will be the death of us.
I’ve always loved watching Monty Python; Cleese was always one of my favorites. But I’ve heard him say some rotten things about Trump; ah, well, if I throw out every star I like, I’ll have no entertainment at all.
It's all great until it's your own ox that's being gored, then suddenly it's a crisis.
Don’t worry John, they can make fun of conservatives and white people all day long. That’s approved. You see, comedy is just being “streamlined” to be more effective.
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