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by rendall 1835 days ago
Ostensibly, some topics are off the table because it would upset vulnerable people and we cannot have that. The real reason is that authoritarianism is on the rise on both the left and the right, and shutting down humor is one method to assert control.
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"Iron Sky: The Coming Race" was released only 2 years ago. Have things changed that much since then?

https://www.cinecity.nl/sites/default/files/images/movies/35...

Disclaimer: It could legitimately be argued that these folks were canceled for lack of funny, or for anti-Semitism, and not their Nazi jokes, per se. But canceled for Nazi jokes:

https://www.queerty.com/sharon-needles-banned-from-performin...

https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/samantha-bee-apologizes-to-c...

https://www.thewrap.com/last-man-standing-canceled-tim-allen...

https://forward.com/fast-forward/424615/comedian-isaac-butte...

Interesting.

It seems like you can make fun of the Nazis directly, but cannot joke about the situation surrounding the time/place/events regarding the Nazis.