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Andy Kinndler on Seinfeld vs. the "PC Police"
Great read.
http://www.citypages.com/arts/andy-kindler-on-seinfeld-vs-the-pc-police-7450126
It’s a great time to be Andy Kindler. The comic and standup comedy critic has had a lot to talk about lately.
“People are worried about the 'PC police,'” he says. “Jerry Seinfeld had a joke that didn’t kill at a show. The joke went, ‘Blah, blah, blah, gay French king.’ He’s enraged by it and doesn’t want to play colleges anymore, which works out nicely because he doesn’t play colleges now.”
Kindler explains how the controversy started: “What happened was his friends told him not to play colleges anymore. I’m trying to reconnect the dots like those crime shows,” he laughs. “He did this joke about a gay French king, and unlike Richard Pryor, who expected controversy, Jerry Seinfeld expects love at all times.”
Seinfeld made his comments about college crowds and political correctness on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd. “He also said his daughter made a comment about something being sexist, and that got him angry. So, it’s a couple of isolated incidents that have nothing to do with playing colleges.”
“People are worried about the 'PC police,'” he says. “Jerry Seinfeld had a joke that didn’t kill at a show. The joke went, ‘Blah, blah, blah, gay French king.’ He’s enraged by it and doesn’t want to play colleges anymore, which works out nicely because he doesn’t play colleges now.”
Kindler explains how the controversy started: “What happened was his friends told him not to play colleges anymore. I’m trying to reconnect the dots like those crime shows,” he laughs. “He did this joke about a gay French king, and unlike Richard Pryor, who expected controversy, Jerry Seinfeld expects love at all times.”
Seinfeld made his comments about college crowds and political correctness on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd. “He also said his daughter made a comment about something being sexist, and that got him angry. So, it’s a couple of isolated incidents that have nothing to do with playing colleges.”
The rest at link.
