HairHeel
HairHeel t1_j7ld9g9 wrote
Reply to comment by windingtime in AI Seinfeld banned on Twitch over transphobic jokes by asjonesy99
I feel like there's a frequent argument that comes up on Reddit.
"You couldn't do Seinfeld today. It would get canceled!"
"No, you totally could, because the point of Seinfeld was that the characters were bad people!"
But like... here's somebody very literally doing Seinfeld today, with a joke that absolutely has "Jerry is being a bad person" as the punch line.... and it's getting cancelled pretty hard.
I think maybe we've been taking things too far.
HairHeel t1_ivzkuxq wrote
Reply to Police in New Jersey are investigating after a White woman was seen hanging dolls in nooses near a Black candidate's campaign sign | CNN by rmuktader
This article has a (fairly grainy) photo in case you're wondering. Looks like Kermit the Frog, Ernie, and The Cat In The Hat. Weird message to send.
HairHeel t1_j7lhsh4 wrote
Reply to comment by windingtime in AI Seinfeld banned on Twitch over transphobic jokes by asjonesy99
Exactly. Just like Twitch and YouTube are beholden to corporate censors today.
Censors back then were more lenient. And people who say “you cant do a show like that any more” are right; unless the censors lighten up a little.