Culture is finished, thank God

Justine Bateman did what some of Hollywood’s biggest stars refused to do.

She spoke out against “cancel culture” and attacks on free speech throughout Western culture.

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— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) November 14, 2024

Now she’s making the podcast rounds to offer her views. She has appeared with Film Threat, the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast and most recently Ask Dr. Drew” spoken.

Bateman and presenter Dr. Drew Pinsky explored AI, free speech and more. The extensive interview covered cultural issues, such as what she described as the creative stagnation that took hold at the beginning of the 21st century. She argued that this movement limited growth across the board.

“Technology has been the focus… but the internet has also flattened time,” Bateman began. “And then there’s that mob mentality dynamic that enabled this cancel culture, which is now over, thank God, and not a lot of new things have come up in that time.”

This oppressive atmosphere hits the funny bone hardest, she argued.

“One of the things that was suppressed was satire and comedy,” she continued. “You realize something was important the hard way when you get rid of it.”

“Satire and comedy… belong together in a society, and that didn’t exist,” she continued. “Many other things were missing that would bring our society to life Berserko there for a while. I think people are hungry for it. They recognize that it is a necessary nutrient of society, they are hungry for satire.”

Both “Saturday Night Live” and late-night television have captivated their voices during this time. Sure, both angered President Donald Trump early and often, but they often did so because of media distortions and left out many troubling issues that needed to be ridiculed.

Consider the Woke Mind virus as Exhibit A.

This seven-year-old “SNL” sketch proved to be an exception to the classic show’s rule.

New media personalities like JP Sears, Tim Dillon and Ryan Long filled these gaps. This explains why rebellious comedians have become so popular in the last decade. They scored Netflix specials, sold out Madison Square Garden and, some say, helped Trump get re-elected.

How? They told the jokes that others didn’t want to say out loud.

Bateman doesn’t consider herself an “activist” and doesn’t think progressive stars should be described that way. They’re just people with opinions, that’s all. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist, she makes clear.

She linked the rise of these ambassadors of virtue to the decline of comedy.

“If you want to succeed, the first thing you have to do is get rid of the comedy. I think it was very specific. It was the revenge of the hall guards, the partygoers, the people who aren’t invited anywhere. And eventually they might take revenge… The bottom line is that they no longer feel worthy of themselves.

“I hope that these people can now see their worth without this drug,” Bateman said. “It’s kind of like being an addict or an alcoholic. They just took the alcohol away from all these people. Now they have to get used to life without it.”

Sounds harsh? Perhaps. Bateman’s recent media appearances reveal a Hollywood veteran who values ​​empathy over anger.

“I’m happy for her. Now they can find out who they really are,” she added.