John Cleese has criticised the “stifling” effect of political correctness on creativity – saying there is no such thing as a “woke joke”.The ex-Monty Python star, 80, said “affectionate teasing” is a bonding mechanism.He told 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.“I don’t think we should organise a society around the sensibilities of the most easily upset people because then you have a very neurotic society.”The former.
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