The legendary comedian is one of the few artists who openly opposes the politeness of certain elements in culture, which is related to the current political correctness in the public space. He even created a program in which he talks to people who have experienced the so-called. cancellation culture. “I’m venturing into the minefield of cancellation culture to explore why an ‘awakened’ generation is trying to establish new rules about what can and can’t be said,” said John Cleese.
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The artist himself has recently become a victim of the culture of cancellation. The BBC board criticized his “acting pattern of behavior” last year and removed one episode of the series “Hotel Zacisze” from its streaming offer. According to the public broadcaster, the episode featured racist slurs and politically incorrect jokes related to the outbreak of World War II. Some episodes of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” are also in the spotlight, and a theatrical project based on the script of the 1979 film “Life of Brian”, in which the actor was involved, also raises controversy.
It’s about a specific scene in which the character played by Eric Idle says that he wants to become a woman and get pregnant (it is worth mentioning that the time of the film takes place during the life of Jesus Christ). The hero will name himself Loretta and announces that he wants to fight oppression in this way and believes that the right to choose one’s gender is “the inalienable right of every man”.
John Cleese responded to this passage on Twitter, while expressing his opinion on the subject: “In New York, when we did the pre-reading of the script, all the actors – including several Tony Award winners – strongly advised me to remove the scene with Loretta. From I’m telling you right now, I’m not going to do that.”
The co-writer of “The Life of Brian” and the Oscar-nominated comedy “A Fish Called Wanda” also referred to his entry. He supported Cleese’s opinion by asking a rhetorical question at the end: “It’s about a scene forty years ago that there was no complaint about that I’ve heard of. Now we’re going to remove it because it would offend people. What does that mean?”
Source: Gazeta
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