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Essay The joke’s on whom?
September 19, 2023
Amidst the uproar that ensued after the incident at the Oscars ceremony last year, there were writers and reporters who pointed out that Chris Rock was exercising the age-old tradition of the “fool’s license.” If we actually go to the historical record on court and household fools, then we find an even more interesting, but also more complex, backdrop to the discussion on whether it is right or not to get angry at a comedian for making a joke.
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Detail of the painting "Posthumous Portrait of Henry VIII with Queen Mary and Will Somers the Jester"