John Bercow
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Equality and Diversity (Reform) Bill
John Bercow Excerpts(12 years, 8 months ago)
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The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green)
There is a genuinely serious and interesting debate here. For instance, 30 years ago, racist jokes were a staple for stand-up comics, and it was the early stages of political correctness that made that unacceptable. Would my hon. Friend like to see the return of the racist joke?
Mr Speaker
If the Minister would turn round and address the Chamber, we would be grateful.
Damian Green
Does my hon. Friend not agree that the return of the racist joke as a comedy staple would be unacceptable? He says that all forms of political correctness are unacceptable, but does he not think that that is pushing it a bit too far?