Hey, John Mulaney and ‘SNL': Your Ageist Jokes Are Getting Really Old (Guest Blog)
thewrap.comnot a bigot.Of course, Mulaney’s not a bigot. If he were, someone would have canceled him. We can see he isn’t a bigot because he doesn’t make jokes about race or gender or gender identity.
He just likes to make jokes that are ageist.Ah, ageism. And that’s not even a real bigotry, like racism, sexism or anti-Semitism because, after all, Collins Dictionary defines bigotry as “the possession or expression of strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions.” Clearly, therefore, the expression of ageism is reasonable.In his last “SNL” appearance, for example, Mulaney joked about silencing his grandmother because of her age.
He said older people should not be listened to because they’re “about to leave the restaurant.” He then told us how close he was to his grandmother — only to then dismiss her wish for a new driver’s license photograph.
And that was funny because it’s laughable for older people to experience vanity, desires and emotions — you know, like real people.If Mulaney had told someone to shut up just because she was a woman, or because she was Jewish or Black, we would know he’s a bigot and no one would have laughed.
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