Another person has been ‘cancelled’, this time an art historian who upset the Cambridge University Union. That hotbed of wokiness, right-on-ism, complete humour withdrawal and (if they weren’t so fucking clever to have arrived there in the first place), rank stupidity.

Andrew Graham Dixon chose to illustrate his side of the debate ‘this house believes there is no such thing as good taste’ with an impersonation of Hitler. And Hitler impersonations, unless perpetrated by Oswald Moseley or anyone wearing a white robe and pointed hat, are always mockery. Always. I’m sure the bright souls at Cambridge realise that Hitler himself didn’t speak in English with a joke German accent. That should be the first giveaway. The views expressed thereafter were blatant caricaturisation of the fucked-up little Austrian. Used to make a point. But alas the Hitlerisation was some kind of red line to the assembled band of those who always state their preferred pronouns and so the art dude was henceforth ‘cancelled’.

Other notables have since stated their support of the cancelled man and requested their own ‘cancellation’ in solidarity.

You’d kind’a hope that a bunch of fairly bright kids could work out what is a ‘piss-take’ and what is blatant naziism. You’d hope. You’d also like to think that the place that spawned Monty Python and the Goons and Derek & Clive would be receptive to wit in even some small way, rather than this ridiculous woke reactionary insanity which effectively precludes anyone from ever making fun in their collective presence.

Surely the whole point of a debate is to listen to at least one side of an argument with which you completely disagree? Innit?

I fear that these institutions, previously renowned for their free spirit and creativity, will be reduced to sterile and dull adherence to the politically correct zeitgeist. The alternative way of saying that is: what a bunch of tossers!

Happy Wednesday

A xxxx