Chapter
Offensive Comedy
12:48 - 17:20 (04:31)
The speaker discusses how offensive jokes are perceived and how people's laughter doesn't necessarily signify approval.
Clips
The podcast host questions the removal of offensive jokes by Netflix, given their main focus on rape and murder shows and documentaries.
12:48 - 13:57 (01:08)
Summary
The podcast host questions the removal of offensive jokes by Netflix, given their main focus on rape and murder shows and documentaries. He sarcastically asks if Netflix would still be in business if there were no rape or murder in their shows.
ChapterOffensive Comedy
EpisodeAndrew Schulz Answers "Why Comedy Must Be Offensive"
PodcastAndrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Comedians are often criticized for making off-color jokes that are no different from some of the content that is allowed on other media platforms.
13:57 - 15:05 (01:08)
Summary
Comedians are often criticized for making off-color jokes that are no different from some of the content that is allowed on other media platforms. The depictions of rape and murder in TV shows and movies can be more graphic and potentially traumatizing than a joke about it, but society tends to take jokes about these topics more seriously than other forms of media.
ChapterOffensive Comedy
EpisodeAndrew Schulz Answers "Why Comedy Must Be Offensive"
PodcastAndrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
The speaker believes that laughter has the power to make things seem okay, even if they are not.
15:05 - 17:20 (02:14)
Summary
The speaker believes that laughter has the power to make things seem okay, even if they are not. Sociopaths or psychopaths do not laugh at the same things we do, but when people laugh at something, it gives the impression that it is acceptable.