I don't put too much stock in the seriousness of "cancel culture", I think it's a very small problem made very big by a few people with microphones. Comedians in particular love crying about it...while being paid a ton of money in front of large audiences. So when I heard rumblings of Comedy Central pulling the classic Diversity Day episode of The Office out of their schedule I didn't take it seriously. Just like the Fawlty Towers nonsense last year I assumed they'd waffle a bit but in the end stand strong. But of course I was wrong:
NBC's long-running show The Office is the latest comedy series to join the list of those to become casualties of cancel culture.
That's as viewers familiar with one of America's favorite mockumentaries watching a recent Sunday marathon on Comedy Central noticed that the show's "Diversity Day" episode was omitted from the rotation.
Ironically, the politically incorrect episode satirizes contemporary corporate "diversity and inclusion" policies. It features the impetuous and chronic jester Michael Scott (Steve Carell) forcing his paper company employees to participate in a racial diversity seminar when, in fact, it's his behavior that necessitates the training. During the seminar, he speaks in an exaggerated Indian accent and reprises Chris Rock's notorious standup routine about different kinds of black people.
I mean for fuck's sake - the entire point of the episode is how ridiculous and wrong Michael Scott is. Can we stop it already with this horseshit? Did anybody actually ask for this? Classic "oh, then the phone call came pouring in!" nonsense.
I mean dear god...THEY EVEN GOT PEPE LE PEW!!!!
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