Julia Louis-Dreyfus calls Jerry Seinfeld’s PC attitude a ‘red flag’

Julia Louis-Dreyfus disagrees with her former costar Jerry Seinfeld about comedy becoming too politically correct – saying that point of view usually set off alarm bells for her.

The actress sat down for an interview with the New York Times published Saturday where they asked her about comments her old friend Jerry Seinfeld made … when he called out the “far left” for ruining comedy television.

JLD says she disagrees with Seinfeld… saying that certain comedies and dramas from years ago simply don’t work anymore under modern scrutiny – and being sensitive to those changing tastes isn’t a problem.

Louis-Dreyfus added: “When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness – and I understand why people push back on it – but for me that’s a red flag because sometimes it means something different. I think being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing, I don’t know how else to say it.”

Worth noting… Julia doesn’t mention Jerry here, but the interviewer mentioned Seinfeld in the question, so it’s a pretty direct contradiction to what Seinfeld said in April.

Julia elaborated on her thoughts in another part of the interview – eleven days after her initial comments – and elaborated on how people’s views have changed, leading to greater sensitivity to the feelings of others.

BTW… Julia is a pretty hardcore Democrat – she even hosted the DNC for an event a few years ago, so it makes sense that she isn’t mad about all the PC attitudes towards comedy.