Actor Jerry SeinfeldIt is children were so notoriously opposed to eating vegetables that his wife, Jessica Seinfeldhas built a cottage industry around concoctions designed to trick the nation’s children into choking down the products. But if a recent statement made by the Pop Tart fan was seriously planned, the trauma of eating leafy greens far outweighs any depression and anxiety the nation’s children might face under the odious, which divides election which motivated some of the the toughest among us to distraction.

THE car collection The septuagenarian’s latest remarks, in the style of “from my time”, were made in response to a fairly banal note coming from a school his children attended. In an email to parents with the subject line “Election Day Support,” the principal of Ethical Culture Fieldston School (a small private K-12 school in the affluent Bronx suburb of Riverdale) wrote that “this could be a major problem. issues and emotional moments for our community” and that the school “will create a space to provide students with the support they may need.”

According to the memo, which is suspected to have been prompted by questions posed to the principal by participants’ parents, excused absences will be allowed the day after Election Day (or whatever day the presidential race is summoned) for all students who feel that they will not do so. be able to “fully engage in lessons”. The email also included reference material for parents to help children through election anxiety and how to talk with children about this year hinge stroke.

None of this strikes me as a particularly offensive email, especially coming from a school with “Ethical Culture” in its name and a primary self-description as a “progressive New York City school, fostering intellectual curiosity, ethical responsibility, and social justice.” Being surprised that such a genuine school would send an email like this seems even more ignorant than expected Tony Hinchcliffe not be racist when takes the stage.

Oops, maybe that’s a bad example, given Jerry Seinfeld’s complaints on the alleged impact of Cancel Culture on comedy, criticisms refuted by former co-star Julia Louis-Dreyfus And I came back earlier this month. As you may recall, while promoting his toaster baking opus in April, Seinfeld claimed that contemporary television comedy had been destroyed by “the far left and PC bullshit, and people who worry so much about offending others.”

But in an October episode of the comedy Tom Papathe podcast, break bread, Seinfeld has recanted. “I did an interview with The New Yorker, and I said the far left has suppressed the art of comedy,” Seinfeld admitted. “I said that. This is not true. This is not true…. If you are Lindsey Vonn, if you are a ski champion, you can place the gates anywhere on the mountain; she’s going to walk out the door. It’s comedy. Whatever the culture, we make the door. You don’t go through the gate, you’re out of the game. The game is: where is the gate, (and) how do I build the gate and go down the hill? »

It was a nice respite for the comic’s more progressive fans, especially those who thought his remarks about “cancel culture” made the once-zeitgeist figure seem tragically out of touch. Unfortunately, that respite appears to be over, as Seinfeld’s grumpier side has shown itself to the public. New York Times this week.

Seinfeld’s Sons Julian (21 years old) and Shepherd (18 years old) attended the school that sent the election email, on Times reportsthat’s why the newspaper called him out for his reaction to his posts around the so-called “Election Anxiety.” The comedian just didn’t like him.

“What kind of life have these people led that makes them think this is the right way to deal with young people? » Seinfeld asked the reporter Christophe Maag. “To encourage them to buckle up. This is the lesson they teach, for ungodly amounts of money.