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Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on hit sitcom "The Office," says partisan hypocrisy on both sides of the political aisle is fueling America's divisions, while arguing that cancel culture has stifled modern-day comedy.Wilson told Fox News Digital that cancel culture, a result of growing political divisions, has damaged the ability for a comedy in a show like "The Office" to thrive and be acceptable in today’s society."I do feel like you couldn't make The Office today," Wilson said. "I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was. And I do, I do kind of miss that."He explained how, despite that both his character and actor Steve Carell’s role as Michael Scott, were purposely portrayed as lacking "self-awareness" and "a boob," the humor still would not fly or be viewed as socially acceptable in today’s society.DAVID MARCUS: 20 YEARS AFTER ‘THE OFFICE,’ ‘THE PAPER’ TACKLES THE POST ME-TOO WORKPLACE"We milked that for a lot of great, really inappropriate stuff," Wilson said. "But even with the fact that painting that character as just an idiot, I don't think you could get away with it today."Aside from comedy, Wilson said one of the biggest drivers of America's political dysfunction is what he described as partisan hypocrisy, with both Republicans and Democrats quick to condemn misconduct of the opposing party while overlooking similar behavior on their own side.Wilson used the response to Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner’s list of growing scandals throughout his campaign as an example, specifically citing the reaction to his Nazi tattoo as racist or religious discrimination.WHITNEY CUMMINGS CALLS OUT LIBERAL HYPOCRISY ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND VACCINE MANDATES DURING PODCAST APPEARANCE"The political right is all up in arms about that ‘Oh, he's a racist, see,’" Wilson explained. "But they won't look at their own side when people show racist tendencies or say racist things. And it's the same on the left. They're willing to overlook the Platner Nazi tattoo, but if it was someone from the other side that had a tattoo that was questionable, they would be all over MSNBC about it.""It's the hypocrisy that gets me the most. It's the hypocrisy of like, both sides need to have, kind of, equal standards of behavior."Despite his concerns about political division, Wilson argued that faith and spirituality remain one of the country's most overlooked sources of common ground."There's not any… [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago - Olivia Rodrigo breaks streaming records with new album
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Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on hit sitcom "The Office," says partisan hypocrisy on both sides of the political aisle is fueling America's divisions, while arguing that cancel culture has stifled modern-day comedy.Wilson told Fox News Digital that cancel culture, a result of growing political divisions, has damaged the ability for a comedy in a show like "The Office" to thrive and be acceptable in today’s society."I do feel like you couldn't make The Office today," Wilson said. "I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was. And I do, I do kind of miss that."He explained how, despite that both his character and actor Steve Carell’s role as Michael Scott, were purposely portrayed as lacking "self-awareness" and "a boob," the humor still would not fly or be viewed as socially acceptable in today’s society.DAVID MARCUS: 20 YEARS AFTER ‘THE OFFICE,’ ‘THE PAPER’ TACKLES THE POST ME-TOO WORKPLACE"We milked that for a lot of great, really inappropriate stuff," Wilson said. "But even with the fact that painting that character as just an idiot, I don't think you could get away with it today."Aside from comedy, Wilson said one of the biggest drivers of America's political dysfunction is what he described as partisan hypocrisy, with both Republicans and Democrats quick to condemn misconduct of the opposing party while overlooking similar behavior on their own side.Wilson used the response to Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner’s list of growing scandals throughout his campaign as an example, specifically citing the reaction to his Nazi tattoo as racist or religious discrimination.WHITNEY CUMMINGS CALLS OUT LIBERAL HYPOCRISY ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND VACCINE MANDATES DURING PODCAST APPEARANCE"The political right is all up in arms about that ‘Oh, he's a racist, see,’" Wilson explained. "But they won't look at their own side when people show racist tendencies or say racist things. And it's the same on the left. They're willing to overlook the Platner Nazi tattoo, but if it was someone from the other side that had a tattoo that was questionable, they would be all over MSNBC about it.""It's the hypocrisy that gets me the most. It's the hypocrisy of like, both sides need to have, kind of, equal standards of behavior."Despite his concerns about political division, Wilson argued that faith and spirituality remain one of the country's most overlooked sources of common ground."There's not any… [TheTopNews] Read More.
10 hours ago
Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love has broken streaming records on Spotify and Amazon Music. [TheTopNews] Read More.
10 hours ago
Mr. Trump backed Mr. Collins over Derek Dooley, a former football coach who is supported by Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican whose relationship with the president is strained. [TheTopNews] Read More.
10 hours ago
The Knicks clinched the title against the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, in the fifth game of the best-of-seven series. [TheTopNews] Read More.
11 hours ago
Watch highlights as Australia beat Turkey in their opening match, with 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda becoming the Socceroos's youngest ever World Cup goalscorer. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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