Julia Louis-Dreyfus disagrees with Jerry Seinfeld's views on political correctness in comedy.
Louis-Dreyfus believes awareness of sensitivities is not a bad thing.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a renowned actress known for her work in Seinfeld and Veep, has responded to Jerry Seinfeld's comments about political correctness in comedy. In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Louis-Dreyfus expressed her disagreement with Seinfeld's views on the topic.
Seinfeld had previously criticized political correctness and its impact on comedies, stating that it has killed off televised comedies. However, Louis-Dreyfus believes that being aware of sensitivities is not a bad thing. She stated,
Seinfeld thinks scripts go through multiple hands which results in loss of creativity.
Louis-Dreyfus believes political correctness is fantastic as long as it equates to tolerance, but the bigger problem is the consolidation of money and power in entertainment industry.
Accuracy
]Julia Louis-Dreyfus believes political correctness is fantastic as long as it equates to tolerance[1],
Seinfeld thinks Seinfeld couldn’t be made today because it’s hard to get anything different recognized[2]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus disagrees with Jerry Seinfeld’s stance on political correctness in comedy[3]
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The author makes several statements expressing her opinion on the topic of political correctness in comedy. She does not commit any formal or informal fallacies in her statements. However, she does make an appeal to authority when she quotes Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld's opinions on the matter. This reduces the score slightly but does not result in a significant number of fallacies.
"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,"
'SEINFELD' STAR MICHAEL RICHARDS SAYS ONE OF SHOW'S MAIN ACTORS NEARLY QUIT – Julia Louis-Dreyfus told the New York Times, ‒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."
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The author expresses a clear bias towards the idea of political correctness and its impact on comedy. She uses language that depicts those who complain about political correctness as having a hidden agenda ('red flag'). The author also implies that those who are concerned about political correctness are fearful or running scared.
"But when you write a script, and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups – ‘Here’s our thought about this joke' – well, that's the end of your 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,"
'I mean, what the hell is happening in network television anymore? When ‘Seinfeld’ was made, it was really unlike anything that was on at the time. It was just a bunch of losers hanging out.'
"So, I would say one main reason it wouldn’t be made now is because it’s hard to get anything different recognized. Particularly nowadays, everyone’s sort of running scared."
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