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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 1074332" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>I find it hard to distinguish a huge amount to be honest. I definitely don't think Carr is as "bad"* or as dangerous a person for this joke as Folau is for endorsing his views but he's told a discriminatory holocaust joke at the expense of a highly marginalised ethnic minority. I don't think the message I want out of this is that comedians/humourists get a free pass if there's an attempt at a joke. It only encourages people to repeat it and spread the idea that this is somehow acceptable. </p><p></p><p>I think that this is where "cancel culture" can be used for beneficially, this isn't a tweet from years ago where people in general were less educated and more ignorant to the harm this sort of thing can cause, it's current and unacceptable. Id be very happy to forget about it if Carr held his hands up for an error of judgement but he hasn't so I have no sympathy for the backlash he's currently facing. </p><p></p><p>*Based purely on my own moral views and, mostly neutral, views on religion that they disagree with so it's fairly pinch of salt stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 1074332, member: 45598"] I find it hard to distinguish a huge amount to be honest. I definitely don't think Carr is as "bad"* or as dangerous a person for this joke as Folau is for endorsing his views but he's told a discriminatory holocaust joke at the expense of a highly marginalised ethnic minority. I don't think the message I want out of this is that comedians/humourists get a free pass if there's an attempt at a joke. It only encourages people to repeat it and spread the idea that this is somehow acceptable. I think that this is where "cancel culture" can be used for beneficially, this isn't a tweet from years ago where people in general were less educated and more ignorant to the harm this sort of thing can cause, it's current and unacceptable. Id be very happy to forget about it if Carr held his hands up for an error of judgement but he hasn't so I have no sympathy for the backlash he's currently facing. *Based purely on my own moral views and, mostly neutral, views on religion that they disagree with so it's fairly pinch of salt stuff. [/QUOTE]
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