Finally, Julia Louis-Dreyfus had lots to say in regards to the place of political correctness in comedy — however she additionally wished to say extra about what’s actually endangering actual artwork and comedy nowadays. Because the interview notes, the Emmy-winning actress and Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke eleven days after Louis-Dreyfus’ preliminary remark, and he or she instructed the interviewer that she wished to be extraordinarily clear about the place she stood on the problem.
“My feeling about all of it’s that political correctness, insofar because it equates to tolerance, is clearly implausible,” Louis-Dreyfus clarified. “And naturally I reserve the precise to boo anybody who says something that offends me, whereas additionally respecting their proper to free speech, proper? However the greater downside — and I feel the true risk to artwork and the creation of artwork — is the consolidation of cash and energy. All this siloing of studios and retailers and streamers and distributors — I do not suppose it is good for the inventive voice. So that is what I wish to say by way of the risk to artwork.”
That is well-said — and to be frank, Louis-Dreyfus is an ideal particular person to handle this the subject of “political correctness” and comedy. Why? As a result of she’s grow to be an internationally beloved comedic actress largely by enjoying odious characters … and proving that comedy can nonetheless cross sure boundaries.