Today we explored the idea of ‘policing’ language in the media. We looked at political correctness in the context of comedy and how critical comedians are ‘allowed’ to be in their work. Good comedy for me, is driven by relatable and personal content, when I read a joke and I can directly see it relating to something in my own life I find it a lot more funny. They say comedy ages with time and I think that is true, during certain periods of pop culture different references and allusions may be funnier, however, I also think this refers to what is socially excepted at different times. Whilst I am no proponent of racist jokes, I do feel like recently society has become too sensitive when it comes to racially loaded jokes. I think that all the criticism that this form of comedy attracts is what ultimately makes it discriminatory, only when bad intentions are assumed is when it actually starts doing harm. Furthermore, historically their are boundaries that no comedy should cross regardless of intentions, however again it is up to the comedian to decide what he is comfortable sharing not up to the readers to decide what they are comfortable reading.