00:00Julia Louis-Dreyfus is responding to her former co-star Jerry Seinfeld's recent comments,
00:05criticizing political correctness in comedy.
00:08In recent months, Seinfeld made headlines for saying that TV comedy
00:12has suffered due to the extreme left and PC crap,
00:15and people worrying so much about offending other people.
00:19Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine on Seinfeld,
00:21the beloved sitcom created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
00:24Speaking to the New York Times, she said,
00:26I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing.
00:30It doesn't mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result,
00:32when I hear people starting to complain about political correctness,
00:36and I understand my people might push back on it,
00:38but to me that's a red flag because it sometimes means something else."
00:41She later elaborated and equated political correctness to tolerance.
00:45And of course, I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me,
00:49while also respecting their right to free speech, right?
00:52But the bigger problem, and I think the true threat to art and the creation of art,
00:56is the consolidation of money and power.
00:58When asked about whether new sensitivities make comedy better,
01:02the actress said,
01:03I can't judge if it's better or not.
01:05I just know that the lens through which we create art today,
01:08and I'm not going to just specify it to comedy, it's also drama.
01:11It's a different lens.
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