In Caitlin Flanagan’s 2015 The Atlantic articles “that’s Not Funny, “The state, Flanagan suspect, reflects the broader “infantilization” of college students, who must be kept happy and entertained lest they wander off, taking their tuition money with them. She names comedian after comedian forced to sanitize acts or risk being shut out of a lucrative market.
One comic Flanagan discusses brings the house down, only to be rejected by most schools when his routine crosses too many racial boundaries.
“We’re a very forward-thinking school,” an Iowa student says. “That thing about the ‘sassy black friend’? That wouldn’t work for us.”
“We don’t want to sponsor an event that would offend anyone,” says a student activities planner from Western
One comic Flanagan discusses brings the house down, only to be rejected by most schools when his routine crosses too many racial boundaries.
“We’re a very forward-thinking school,” an Iowa student says. “That thing about the ‘sassy black friend’? That wouldn’t work for us.”
“We don’t want to sponsor an event that would offend anyone,” says a student activities planner from Western