While, overall, I think political correctness is a good thing, there are times I think the PC-police go too far, especially when it comes to comedy. I find it odd that while a man (Donald Trump) can get elected president after being caught talking about grabbing women by the pus*y, a comedian (Kathy Griffin) can be seen as losing her career after telling an un-PC joke. I'm not saying her joke was morally right or anything of the sort, but I think there is a double-standard in place, and it's quite sad that we often times hold jokesters more accountable for their actions than we do leaders of this country. Having said all that, I think the PC-police have gone a little far in recent days with regard to jokes told by Chelsea Handler and Marilyn Manson. I'll start with Manson. In an interview with NME, the shock rocker described the band members of Kiss as "four gay dudes in Halloween costumes." The man was obviously joking. Like Kiss, he is known to wear make-up on...
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