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What it is
A nine-minute Stewart Lee stand-up routine about political correctness and the claim that it has gone mad. It is dry, layered British comedy that takes the complaint apart.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters offer it as a sharp, funny answer to 'PC gone mad' and anti-woke arguments in discussions of language policy.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“there's an excellent 9-minute bit of stand-up comedy from Stewart Lee about political correctness you might want to watch”
Nine-minute stand-up on why politically correct language isn't gone mad.
stdbrouw, 2022-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative”
“Stewart Lee's smart (and amusing!) bit on the idea of "political correctness”
Smart, amusing stand-up bit about political correctness.
zorpner, 2016-06 · Recommendation · in “Trump”
“Stewart Lee, another British institution, telling you all you need to know about ‘wokeness’, 10+ years ago.”
Stewart Lee on wokeness and 'PC gone mad'.
geden, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “What's Happened to the National Trust”
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Topics: stewart lee, stand-up, political correctness, british comedy, language
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