Yesterday, I watched a brief, curb-side youtube interview of Chris Kattan. In this video, he was asked about how comedy has changed. His response was something like " I couldn't get away with a lot of skits today what I did on SNL". It occurred to me he was right. Seems like we have become too sensitive. I remember Eddie Murphy, Richard Prior, and the most misogynistic Andrew Dice Clay for God's sake. I thought he was sort of funny, but even I cringed sometimes at his jokes. I don't cringe too easily.

I find it hard to imagine these comedians having the same success in this #Metoo movement. If the goofy cleanish Kattan thinks he could not do the same today, then I'm sure that 90% couldn't do it either. What does that say about us? Does that make us snowflakes or have we progressed? I think the most likely answer is somewhere in between.

These are the changes I have seen the most.

(1) Less misogyny: (I've used that term about 3 times in my life). I've seen that very few comedians make jokes about abuse towards women. I've got to be honest about this. I think that's a good thing. I never thought it was funny.

(2) More political: Most of the comedians and actors have a are hardcore democrats. There's a huge bias in pretty much all of the media.

(3) Racism. Less race-based jokes. Weird that no one had a problem with Robert Downy doing blackface in Tropic Thunder. I don't think it would fly today. There is, however, an increase in jokes about Florida. Maybe targetting cultures is still ok.

Not a blockbuster thread, but I thought I'd throw this out there.