Question

The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
"It does seem to me that the job of comedy is to offend,or have the potential to offend,and it cannot be drained of that potential," Rowan Atkinson said of cancel culture. "Every joke has a victim. That's the definition of a joke. Someone or something or an idea is made to look ridiculous." The Netflix star continued,"I think you've got to be very, very careful about saying what you're allowed to make jokes about. You've always got to kick up? Really?" He added,"There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society,who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society,you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything."

• A. Cancel culture does not understand the role and duty of comedians, which is to deride and mock everyone.
• B. Every joke needs a victim and one needs to include people from lower down the society and not just the upper class.
• C. All jokes target someone and one should be able to joke about anyone in the society, which is inconsistent with cancel culture.
• D. Victims of jokes must not only be politicians and royalty, but also arrogant people from lower classes should be mentioned by comedians.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Option 1 is not suitable because while the passage discusses cancel culture, it does not specifically address comedians. The focus is on the role of comedy, not the individuals practicing it. There is a distinction between the statements "every joke has a victim" and "every joke needs a victim." Option 2 distorts the information provided in the passage. Option 3 succinctly captures the key points without introducing distortions. Option 4 narrows the focus by specifically mentioning politicians and royalty, missing the broader point of 'cancel culture.' Therefore, option 3 is a better choice.