{"id":1008356,"date":"2021-11-13T17:28:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T22:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1008356"},"modified":"2021-11-13T17:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T22:28:49","slug":"huh-producer-behind-comedy-shows-arrested-development-silicon-valley-warns-short-jokes-can-be-antisemitic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huh-producer-behind-comedy-shows-arrested-development-silicon-valley-warns-short-jokes-can-be-antisemitic\/","title":{"rendered":"Huh? Producer Behind Comedy Shows &#039;Arrested Development,&#039; &#039;Silicon Valley&#039; Warns: Short Jokes &#039;Can Be Antisemitic&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhuh-producer-behind-comedy-shows-arrested-development-silicon-valley-warns-short-jokes-can-be-antisemitic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1008356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/john-levenstein-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Twitter remains undefeated as the venue where entertainment industry players overshare and reveal very odd personal foibles.<\/p>\n<p>This Friday, a producer behind famous comedy TV series such as&nbsp;<em>Arrested Development<\/em> and <em>Silicon Valley<\/em>&nbsp;illustrated this phenomenon by policing jokes about vertically challenged men \u2014 claiming that short jokes can often be a form of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>John Levenstein, whose other TV producing credits include<em>&nbsp;Kroll Show<\/em>, was responding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eve6\/status\/1459225215452413954\">tweet<\/a> making fun of The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro, who is obviously photoshopped to look considerably smaller than Prof. Jordan Peterson (for comparison, here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/987544712121929728\">original<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Levenstein initially responded to the joke with a brusque \u201cWho cares?\u201d Minutes later, he expounded: \u201cI&nbsp;don\u2019t consider all short jokes about men to be anti-Semitic, but it happens often enough that people might consider subjecting themselves to the slightest bit of scrutiny before doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3117408906883\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t consider all short jokes about men to be anti-Semitic, but it happens often enough that people might consider subjecting themselves to the slightest bit of scrutiny before doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Levenstein (@johnlevenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnlevenstein\/status\/1459227977829400587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>After several responses calling the antisemitism label \u201ca stretch,\u201d he added that people should at least reflect before making jokes about men\u2019s height.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5086705202312\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a stretch to say jokes about short men can be anti-Semitic? Or you\u2019re saying feeding into a stereotype isn\u2019t a problem if you also make jokes about other short men? It\u2019s fine if you don\u2019t have a position because you never thought about it. Why so proud of not considering it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Levenstein (@johnlevenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnlevenstein\/status\/1459238480253370372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Twitter account making fun of Shapiro \u2014 the lead singer of Eve 6, a briefly popular turn-of-the-century pop-punk band \u2014 offered an olive branch: \u201ci honestly had no idea this was a stereotype i didn\u2019t mean to offend i\u2019m just scared of losing dumb height jokes they\u2019re all i\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.5833333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Haha I understand thanks for responding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Levenstein (@johnlevenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnlevenstein\/status\/1459243851449868289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Arrested Development<\/em> has poked fun of Asians, Christians, gays, and other groups during its long run on Fox and later Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>HBO\u2019s <em>Silicon Valley<\/em> made numerous jokes about Asian men, singling out the character played by actor Kumail Nanjiani for supposedly being ugly. Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, recently spoke out against those jokes. \u201cI love everyone on the show, and I never voiced this concern,\u201d Nanjiani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/kumail-nanjiani-eternals-profile.html\">told<\/a> Vulture. \u201cBut yeah, parts of that didn\u2019t feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow David Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter remains undefeated as the venue where entertainment industry players overshare and reveal very odd personal foibles. 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