{"id":1939181,"date":"2023-05-26T18:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939181"},"modified":"2023-05-26T18:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:51:20","slug":"life-of-brian-stage-revival-removes-jokes-about-man-wanting-to-be-a-woman-and-have-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/life-of-brian-stage-revival-removes-jokes-about-man-wanting-to-be-a-woman-and-have-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Life of Brian&#8217; stage revival removes jokes about man wanting to be a woman and have babies."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Flife-of-brian-stage-revival-removes-jokes-about-man-wanting-to-be-a-woman-and-have-babies%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=1939181&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--><h2>Monty Python&#8217;s &#8220;Life of Brian&#8221; Scene Cut for Woke Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memory-holed-woke-bbc-quietly-censoring-classic-comedy-programmes\/\" title=\"Memory Holed: Woke BBC Quietly Censoring Classic Comedy Programmes\">classic comedy<\/a> &#8220;Monty Python&#8217;s Life of Brian,&#8221; there&#8217;s a scene where a male character named Stan declares he wants to be a woman named Loretta and have babies. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-supporting-cast-makes-black-widow-mostly-serviceable-summer-fun\/\" title=\"Review: Supporting Cast Makes \u2018Black Widow\u2019 Mostly Serviceable Summer Fun\">hilarious bit<\/a> of surreal comedy that made Monty Python famous. But now, comedian John Cleese has revealed that the scene is set to be cut from the revival of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-smacks-down-d-c-attendance-caps-on-churches-in-time-for-easter\/\" title=\"Judge Smacks Down D.C. Attendance Caps On Churches In Time For Easter\">stage show<\/a> for &#8220;woke&#8221; reasons.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cleese, the scene raised eyebrows at a read-through in New York last year. &#8220;We love the script, but you can&#8217;t do that stuff about Loretta nowadays,&#8221; the Americans told Cleese. It seems that even Monty Python is not immune to the cancel culture.<\/p>\n<p>When &#8220;Life of Brian&#8221; came out in 1979, it faced an onslaught from the Catholic Church. But that might be a simple foe when weighed against the LGBTQ+ community. Cleese has grumbled before about the plight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-twain-prize-honors-propagandist-jon-stewart-ignores-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"Mark Twain Prize Honors Propagandist Jon Stewart, Ignores Cancel Culture\">modern comedian<\/a>. &#8220;A lot of comedians now are sitting there and when they think of something, they say something like, &#8216;Can I get away with it?'&#8221; he said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s the death of creativity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Scene<\/h3>\n<p>For those who haven&#8217;t seen the scene, here&#8217;s a transcript:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Judith:<\/em> I do feel, Reg, that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/life-of-brian-stage-revival-removes-jokes-about-man-wanting-to-be-a-woman-and-have-babies\/\" title=\"'Life of Brian' stage revival removes jokes about man wanting to be a woman and have babies.\">anti-imperialist group<\/a> like ours must reflect such a divergence of interests within its power base.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> Agree. Francis?<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Yeah, I think Judith&#8217;s point of view is very valid, Reg. Provided the movement never forgets that it is the unalienable right of every man \u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Or woman.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Or woman to rid himself \u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Or herself.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Or herself.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> Agreed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Thank you, brother.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Or sister.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Or sister. Where was I?<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> I think you finished.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Oh, all right.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> Furthermore, it is the birthright of every man \u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Or woman.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> Why don&#8217;t you shut up about women, Stan, you&#8217;re putting us off.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Women have a perfect right to play a part in our movement, Reg.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Why you always on about women, Stan?<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> I want to be one.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> What?<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me Loretta.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> What?<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> It&#8217;s my right as a man.<\/p>\n<p><em>Judith:<\/em> Why do you want to be Loretta, Stan?<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> I want to have babies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> You want to have babies?!<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> It&#8217;s every man&#8217;s right to have babies if he wants them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> But you can&#8217;t have babies!<\/p>\n<p><em>Stan:<\/em> Don&#8217;t you oppress me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> I&#8217;m not oppressing you, Stan. You haven&#8217;t got a womb. Where&#8217;s the fetus going to gestate? You gonna keep it in a box?<\/p>\n<p><em>Judith:<\/em> Here, I&#8217;ve got an idea. Suppose you agree that he can&#8217;t actually have babies not having a womb, which is nobody&#8217;s fault, not even the Romans, but that he can have the right to have babies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother \u2014 sister. Sorry.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> What&#8217;s the point? What&#8217;s the point of fighting his right to have babies when he can&#8217;t have babies?<\/p>\n<p><em>Francis:<\/em> It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reg:<\/em> Symbolic of his struggle against reality.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the boys of Monty Python have always said: &#8220;Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that the film was banned in several countries due to its religious satire, highlighting the oppressive nature of censorship. 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