Julia Louis-Dreyfus is responding to her former co-star Jerry Seinfeld's recent comments criticizing political correctness in comedy. In recent months, Seinfeld made headlines for saying that TV comedy has suffered due to "the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people." Speaking to the New York Times Louis-Dreyfus said, "I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing. It doesn't mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result. 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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00:00Julia Louis-Dreyfus is responding to her former co-star Jerry Seinfeld's recent comments,
00:05criticizing political correctness in comedy.
00:08In recent months, Seinfeld made headlines for saying that TV comedy
00:12has suffered due to the extreme left and PC crap,
00:15and people worrying so much about offending other people.
00:19Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine on Seinfeld,
00:21the beloved sitcom created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
00:24Speaking to the New York Times, she said,
00:26I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing.
00:30It doesn't mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result,
00:32when I hear people starting to complain about political correctness,
00:36and I understand my people might push back on it,
00:38but to me that's a red flag because it sometimes means something else."
00:41She later elaborated and equated political correctness to tolerance.
00:45And of course, I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me,
00:49while also respecting their right to free speech, right?
00:52But the bigger problem, and I think the true threat to art and the creation of art,
00:56is the consolidation of money and power.
00:58When asked about whether new sensitivities make comedy better,
01:02the actress said,
01:03I can't judge if it's better or not.
01:05I just know that the lens through which we create art today,
01:08and I'm not going to just specify it to comedy, it's also drama.
01:11It's a different lens.
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