Paul Hogan calls cancel culture ‘stupid’ and insists his brand of comedy was never about ‘putting down’ women but making fun of men ‘trying to attract their attention’
Australian comedy legend Paul Hogan has made audiences laugh for more than four decades.
And on Wednesday, the 81-year-old shared his brutally honest thoughts on cancel culture during his appearance on The Project.
He admitted: ‘It’s sometimes understandable, and in some cases, stupid.’
‘It was never designed to hurt anyone’: Paul Hogan called cancel culture ‘stupid’ and insisted his brand of comedy was never about ‘putting down’ women but making fun of men ‘trying to attract their attention.’ Pictured is a still from The Paul Hogan Show
‘Cancel culture’ is defined as ‘the popular practice of withdrawing support for public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.’
‘In the case of me and the shows I did, it was never designed to hurt anyone,’ Paul said, referring to his variety show, The Paul Hogan Show, which ran from 1973 to 1984.
He explained that the biggest label that was thrown at him was a ‘sexist,’ because his show featured ‘beautiful’ and ‘scantily clad women’ on his show.
The Crocodile Dundee star insisted: ‘I never put them down. I was putting down the lengths that boofheads like me would go to, to try to attract their attention.’
‘I never put them down’: Paul said, ‘In the case of me and the shows I did, it was never designed to hurt anyone,’ referring to his variety show, The Paul Hogan Show, which ran from 1973 to 1984
‘The butt of the joke was always the men, or the guys,’ he said, before cheekily quipping, ‘so if it was sexist towards men, I apologise for that.’
This is not the first time Paul has spoken out against ‘hypersensitive’ modern culture.
In June, he told The Weekend Australian: ‘I am the livin’ picture of political incorrectness.’
‘The butt of the joke was always the men, or the guys’: The Crocodile Dundee star insisted, ‘I was putting down the lengths that boof heads like me would go to, to try to attract their attention.’ Pictured is a still from The Paul Hogan Show
He admitted that he has had accusations of sexism leveled at him in the past, but insists it’s not something he supports.
‘I know what people might be sensitive about. Sexist is the most common [accusation] against me. But I don’t think I ever did anything with any sort of malice.
‘Some people are hypersensitive but it’s understandable I guess. Everything changes as time goes on and we are in the politically correct era’.
Changing attitudes: He admitted he has had accusations of sexism leveled at him in the past, but insists it’s not something he supports. He said: ‘I don’t think I ever did anything with any sort of malice… Everything changes as time goes on and we are in the politically correct era’