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Tim Allen decries 'thought police,' political correctness in comedy
• FOX News"What I got to do sometimes is explain -- which I hate -- in big arenas, that this is a thought police thing, and I do not like it. But when I use these words, this is my intent behind those words," he told "The View" on Monday.
"So as long as you understand my intent -- I still get people: 'Well, just don't say it,'" he said, mocking critics.
Co-host Joy Behar, also a comedian, had asked Allen about "pc culture" which she said made comedy "really hard."
"I think my act, if I ever brought that old act back, I'd be driven out of town," she said.
Later in their conversation, Allen indicated that political correctness was "an alarming thing for comedians."
Tim Allen looks back on how standup comedy has changed through the years, discusses the level of political correctness comedians face today: "It is an alarming thing for comedians." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/vmmUxg4sD6
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