{"id":287,"date":"2017-06-03T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.irenenorth.com\/writings\/?p=287"},"modified":"2024-04-22T02:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T02:46:16","slug":"where-do-we-draw-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irenenorth.com\/writings\/2017\/06\/03\/where-do-we-draw-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do we draw the line?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Crass jokes and people pushing the envelope has been, and probably always will be, with us. They were written on the walls in Pompeii and the walls of modern public restrooms. We may chuckle or cringe, but how far is too far? And who gets to decide when we have crossed a line.<\/p>\n

In the past week, two entertainers have been accused of crossing the line of good taste. One, Kathy Griffin, has been fired from her job and has lost many sponsorship deals. The other, Bill Maher, has apologized for his comments.<\/p>\n

Griffin participated in a photo shoot with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields, who then released the now infamous photo above. The backlash was huge. Griffin apologized.<\/p>\n

“I’m a comic. I cross the line. I move the line, then I cross it. I went way too far,” the comedian said in a video posted on Instagram.\u00a0“The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong.<\/a><\/p>\n

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