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by mythopedia
1225 days ago
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> Would it have been OK to make a joke about 9/11 victims while they were still digging people out of the wreckage? What if that joke was light-hearted, or the comedian was just making fun of people who tell those jokes? And in the context of this story, if I am a comedy club owner who has a rule saying comedians cannot joke about 9/11, is it ok for me to kick out a comedian who breaks those rules? |
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If you were a club owner that did that, you’d have some people feel supported by your choice and many people offended by it.
You could expect to get blackballed by comedians and patrons who’d never bother with those jokes but see you as being an arrogant bourgeoisie, abusing your commercial power over artist’s own expertise in their craft.
You’d create your safe space, but lose more than just what you ruled out.
There’s no objective “ok” or not, just consequences.