Clint Eastwood thinks political correctness has ruined society’s sense of humor. And he was just warming up. He also accused younger generations of wasting their time trying to avoid being offensive.
He told the Daily Express that he should be able to tell harmless racial or ethnic jokes without being branded “a racist.”
“People have lost their sense of humor,” Eastwood said. “In former times we constantly made jokes about different races. You can only tell them today with one hand over your mouth or you will be insulted as a racist.”
“I find that ridiculous,” he continued. “In those earlier days every friendly clique had a ‘Sam the Jew’ or ‘Jose the Mexican,’ but we didn’t think anything of it or have a racist thought. It was just normal that we made jokes based on our nationality or ethnicity. That was never a problem. I don’t want to be politically correct.
OK, have you heard this one? Tom Cruise walks into a bar with a Mexican, and a priest…
Phone’s ringing. We’ll finish that joke later.
Source: Yahoo
