‘Well, Excu-u-use Me!’ Why Can’t We Just Get Along?

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Well, Excu-u-use Me!

That catchphrase, popularized in the 1970s by Steve Martin, was part of some of the funniest comedy routines of the time.

Unfortunately, that phrase now captures the touchiness of current-day culture. It seems that no comment is immune from attack, no opinion is safe from an onslaught of ridicule.

Consider the contrived outrage at the television ad for Peloton, maker of exercise equipment. The ad featured a husband who dared to give his already slim wife a...