For the last few days, I keep seeing these articles complaining that Eddie Murphy's humor isn't as edgy as it used to be! Lot of this was in reaction to his refusal to portray Bill Cosby in an SNL anniversary skit!
For example
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/why-eddie-murphy-once-done-015500766.html
http://www.salon.com/2015/02/19/of_course_eddie_murphy_side_stepped_the_bill_cosby_joke_on_snl_hes_been_playing_it_safe_for_years/
While I think Cosby is a shady character protected by political correctness, star power and slut-shaming, I still think Eddie Murphy has ZERO obligation to make skits about him! You want Cosby skits, make your own!
Also, you can't expect people to be the same as they were decades ago! People face life circumstances that make them question their earlier attitudes, opinions and actions! People mature and evolve!
Eddie Murphy shouldn't be forced to be stuck in the 1980s just to satisfy fans who can't move on with their lives!
For example
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/why-eddie-murphy-once-done-015500766.html
http://www.salon.com/2015/02/19/of_course_eddie_murphy_side_stepped_the_bill_cosby_joke_on_snl_hes_been_playing_it_safe_for_years/
While I think Cosby is a shady character protected by political correctness, star power and slut-shaming, I still think Eddie Murphy has ZERO obligation to make skits about him! You want Cosby skits, make your own!
Also, you can't expect people to be the same as they were decades ago! People face life circumstances that make them question their earlier attitudes, opinions and actions! People mature and evolve!
Eddie Murphy shouldn't be forced to be stuck in the 1980s just to satisfy fans who can't move on with their lives!
Eddie Murphy
A man who refuse to live in the past
Same is true for your favorite musicians who once made "cutting edge music" back in the day!
You can't expect Ice Cube to make another "Death Certificate"
You can't expect Metallica to make another "Master of Puppets"
You can't expect Liz Phair to make another "Exile in Guyville"
You can't expect Bob Dylan to be who he was in the 1960s!
So they went in a different direction? Life goes on!
It's just like what Charles Barkley mentioned in his book "I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It"
Random House
Charles Barkley's book
He mentions this "keeping it real" stuff and emphasizing that his reality is no longer being the kid from the projects. He think it's sad and pathetic when adults act like they're still the same person when they were 16. Barkley calls it "keeping it phony" and "BS"
-----------------------
Just like you think you can "pick up where you left off" when you meet a former classmate. Not really! Your classmate most likely experienced life circumstances that make them question their earlier attitudes, opinions and actions!
Which was why I wrote the "What is an Adult?" blog posts
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/05/what-is-adult.html
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/09/what-is-adult-part-2.html
as well as a "What is an Adult?" speech on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oagx7WXcO-I
