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Re:P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022 by patrec on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @01:30PM (#30530903)
> I think it's the opposite actually.

Do a web search for O'Rourke's "Foreigners around the world" and report back.

> Humor that suggests that the people with different political views may have feelings and brains is completely unacceptable.

I think this may be a case of politically polarization widening as the range of allowable humor narrows. What would be an example of a joke that would have been career ending for an edgy American comedian or satirist 40 years ago, but not now?

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Re:P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022 by zeruch on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @06:06PM (#30534690)
"What would be an example of a joke that would have been career ending for an edgy American comedian or satirist 40 years ago, but not now? "

The SNL sketch between Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase is emblematic.

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Re:P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022 by WillPostForFood on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @01:51PM (#30531200)
This is probably the most famous example:

http://cbldf.org/about-us/case-files/obscenity-case-files/pe...

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Re:P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022 by patrec on Thursday March 03, 2022 @11:44AM (#30543331)
That looks to be a lot more than 40 years ago though.
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