2023-08-18 06:42:37
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The WDR warns of the jokes by Otto Waalkes
For his 75th birthday you can watch the “Otto Waalkes Show” in the WDR media library. However, the broadcaster warns once morest the discriminatory language.
Published18. Aug 2023, 08:42
«The following program is shown in its original form as part of the television story. It contains passages of discriminatory language and attitude,” the warning said.
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On the occasion of Otto Waalkes’ 75th birthday, Westdeutscher Rundfunk has added “The Otto Show” to its media library.
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Otto Waalkes on the controversy: “That was half a century ago. Moral concepts have changed since 1970, each era has its own taboos. There is always something offensive regarding comedy because it violates everyday rules. So we can’t warn enough regarding comedy,” he says.
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The WDR warns of the jokes in the “Otto Waalkes Show”.
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Otto Waalke’s cult show can be viewed in the WDR media library.
Before the “Otto Waalkes Show”, however, viewers are shown a warning.
The radio warns once morest discriminatory language.
On the occasion of Otto Waalkes’ 75th birthday, Westdeutscher Rundfunk has added “The Otto Show” to its media library. However, the broadcaster warns viewers before the broadcast. Some jokes can be perceived as insensitive and offensive.
The reason may lie in some of Waalke’s jokes regarding ethnic minorities and women, which may no longer correspond to the zeitgeist today. «The following program is shown in its original form as part of the television story. It contains passages of discriminatory language and attitude,” the warning said.
Otto Waalkes on the controversy
WDR explained to the “Bild” that it would regularly show programs with cult status. This also includes “The Otto Show” from the 70s. «The programs are shown in their original form. They contain passages that are now considered discriminatory. With the fade-in at the beginning, we make that clear and classify the format accordingly,” said the broadcaster.
Otto Waalkes also commented on the controversy. “That was half a century ago now. Moral concepts have changed since 1970, each era has its own taboos. There is always something offensive regarding comedy because it violates everyday rules. So we can’t warn enough regarding comedy,” he says. For Waalkes, however, it is clear that there are more important problems than his jokes.
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