spynx said:
Time have changed withe people becoming sensitive. If you make a comedy on Islam, a lot of Muslims will be offended and may end up killing the comedian. In that case there should be boundaries. That said, comedians don't venture into those territories anymore. |
That is exactly the reason there should not be any boundaries. What you describe are blasphemy laws. And they are the anthithesis of western values. I won't hold it against a comedian to protect his life by not joking about Islam. Obviously. But the moment we cannot joke about a thing, we have a problem with that thing. Comedy is the canary in the colemine. If we lose that function, we are much more prone to live in fear about that one thing nobody is allowed to joke about. And I am eternaly glad for the brave comedians to take those risks. Even if some jokes fall flat.