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Stewart Lee - Political Correctness

Stewart Lee - Political Correctness

Jimmy Lee
1 HN recommenders · discussed 2020–2025
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A stand-up routine by Stewart Lee on political correctness, offering a satirical defense of inclusive language.

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geden · 2020-02 · rec

I'm down with Stewart Lee's take on political correctness [VIDEO] (warning, contains British Humour) I think the error in your argument here is to always reduce the application of political correctness down to flawed individuals. If there is consensus at a societal level that certain hateful speech should be prevented for the general good of society, (and there is) then enforcing that makes sense. We've evolved past bear baiting and public flogging (in most parts of the world), we can evolve past racism, sexism and other limiting behaviours.

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pseudalopex · 2020-07 · reference

Stewart Lee: "What is political correctness? It's an often clumsy negotiation towards a kind of formally inclusive language. And there's all sorts of problems with it. But it's better than what we had before."[1] [1] [VIDEO]

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Apocryphon · 2022-01 · reference

Stewart Lee or someone inspired by him oughta do a bit on virtual signaling similar to his routine on PC: [VIDEO]

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AndrewOMartin · 2022-08 · reference

Most arguments come strongly down one side or another to the exclusion of any sane discussion. Allow me to quote a quote. From pseudalopex on July 3, 2020. > Stewart Lee: "What is political correctness? It's an often clumsy negotiation towards a kind of formally inclusive language. And there's all sorts of problems with it. But it's better than what we had before."[1] > [1] [VIDEO] [LINK]

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jahnu · 2025-01 · joke

Indeed all I can think of now is Stewart Lee's bit about "political correctness gone mad" (some strong language and racist words used so maybe not safe for work or around kids) [VIDEO]

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bc569a80a344f9c · 2025-07 · joke

That vaguely reminds me of [VIDEO] only that it's called "woke" now instead of "political correctness".

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