“So then, should we never be offended by anything? No. There are people and jokes that are trying to spread more hate and despair rather than joy and change and we should call them out on it. But does that mean we should list the things we can talk about and the things we can’t talk about? Of course not. That’d be against free speech and limiting our growth. So then how do we know who to get offended by and who not to get offended by? Well, sadly, the answer is not in any book and it’s not online. You just have to use common sense. Does your gut say that deep down, they’re really prejudice or sexist or whatever? Will we always be right? Probably not. There’s certainly people we trusted before that have let us down and there’s even good comedians that have crossed the line because comedy is a tricky tight rope. But it’s a tight rope that needs to be walked and we need to slip up sometimes. Every comedian does. It shows how far we could go and how far we probably shouldn’t go. But if the alternative is fear and judge everything, then comedy will be dead very quickly. So, still push the envelope of what’s not accepted and still fight for what’s worth fighting for. Just be sure that you’re communicating it with the right intention.”

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