Rowan Dean Tells Us Why Political Correctness Could Be The Death Of The Aussie Larrikin
Are we too sensitive?
Australia has a world famous comedic history and is well renowned for the typical Aussie larrikin, but with the world changing and evolving everyday, many of the hilarious shows, movies and music we all loved is now perceived as unacceptable and offensive.
This begs the question, is the world becoming a little too politically correct?
Billy spoke with Sky News' Rowan Dean, who recently hosted a show, appropriately named 'The Death of the Aussie Larrikin', which included interviews with various comedians about exactly that.
Rowan explains why "...political correctness is the enemy to the larrikin," why Australian's are embarrassed of comedy we were once proud of and why wiping these shows and characters from history could be detrimental to the Aussie larrikin culture.
Tune into the full chat below...