Authored by Steve Watson: Monty Python star John Cleese has caused a stir once again by tweeting out an ‘apology’ for using ‘white English people’ as the butt of the joke in past sketches, a reaction to The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria apologising for voicing an Indian character.
Cleese has previously railed against cancel culture,
hitting out at permanently offended woke people, insisting that they
have no sense of humour and are contributing to the death of comedy.
While many lauded Cleese for his response, the woke mob immediately jumped on and accused him of white privilege:Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on Monty Python for all the many sketches we did making fun of white English people
We're sorry for any distress we may have caused— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 13, 2021
Others started to search for things about Monty Python and Cleese’s other show Fawlty Towers to be offended at, which Cleese appeared to find hilarious.Thread 1/3 - Sorry, John, but this is #WhitePrivilege showing. Watching shows from the 50s, 60s, 70s, movies from the 30s, 40s, and on, there were lots of white people, so there could be a smart white guy, a dumb one, a funny one, a serious one, etc.
— Jason Duplissea (@duplissea) April 13, 2021
I expect you'll recover eventually https://t.co/jCpK1p1Amx
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 14, 2021
The shows both used stereotypes to drive the comedy. The funny comes from the fact that the characters engaging in the stereotypes are the ones being laughed at, a nuance completely lost on the woke cancel mob.They made Manuel Portuguese
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 14, 2021
Problem solved https://t.co/fehD7HWADL
Actually all jokes are unnecessary
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 14, 2021
But a few people get pleasure from them, although only if they have a sense of humour https://t.co/IEWrXic8oE
There were lots of complaints about that episode
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 14, 2021
Oddly enough, not a single one from a German ! https://t.co/abAmnBRuoc
That makes you all oppressors https://t.co/ubtgRvSTh0
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 13, 2021
That makes you all oppressors https://t.co/ubtgRvSTh0
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 13, 2021
You don't understand
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 14, 2021
That's how all Welsh people feel https://t.co/mwEtKwe8O7
Azaria, who played the shopkeeper character Apu on the cartoon for decades now says wants to seek out “every single Indian person in” the “country and apologize.”Don't bait the Vegans
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 13, 2021
They don't have enough on their plate anyway https://t.co/XCWt29qoyK
Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Indian character Apu in The Simpsons https://t.co/IHJ7KwwJ9H
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2021
That guy who voiced Apu’s apology is the most pathetic drivel since the Mumford and Sons guy’s capitulation. Risible nonsense.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 13, 2021
Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Indian character Apu in The Simpsons https://t.co/IHJ7KwwJ9H
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2021
Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Indian character Apu in The Simpsons https://t.co/IHJ7KwwJ9H
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2021
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