Stewart Lee - An Often-Ignored Reason For Censorship

Simple questions often have simple answers, including the question "why isn't this man allowed on TV?" Unfortunately, such questions are often immediately followed by an incorrect answer, which serves to create a sense of drama more than it does to inform.

[@angelozachos8777]

Absolutely weak and disingenuous argument 🤮
Scary stuff

[@spbeckman]

You have seen US late night comedy, e.g., Colbert, Kimmel, etc. and cable comedy such as Noah, Oliver, and Maher? How many jokes were told based on Trump's, "Good people on both sides," Charlottesville statement when literally 30 seconds after Trump says, "I don't mean the Nazis who should be condemned totally." Sure, left-wing comedy is based on facts, if you are free to selectively remove the second half of sentences people say.
It would be funny, if not that the serious media, you know the 5 o'clock news, were doing the exact same thing, and calling this selective editing reporting.

[@benthebenevolent1001]

I don't watch political comedy shows, since I know they're not the news.
How does your example illustrate your point? Give me the complete quote instead of pieces, or I can easily conclude he's either saying "not all people who want the Confederate statue are racist and racism is partially a home-grown problem," or I could conclude that he's saying "The social upset over this is partly the problem of the people complaining about a symbol of slavery and that a violently-imposed hierarchy isn't so bad." I might even conclude that he wanted people on the right to read the positive meaning, and the left to read the negative one, as they are obviously inclined. Then, they'll bicker with each other, and hence people in Trump's own party will be less able to turn to the Democrat Party for help if they want to get rid of him. This is what some politicians are like, and they usually are as finicky about the issue of the interpretation of their words as I am being, or as any "politically correct" person you might run into.
In one sense, the information you provide can be interpreted as "it's bad enough when people bend the truth, let alone when they make it up completely." You could have taken it in a politically neutral direction, making your comment more applicable in areas outside of politics as well.

[@alfsmith4936]

@@benthebenevolent1001 I think he likes comedians to give it to him straight, like a pear cider made from 100% pears.