Jerry Seinfeld Says Colleges Are Too Politically Correct, Kids Don't Understand Racism Or Sexism

Jerry Seinfeld Says College Kids Don't Understand Racism Or Sexism
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Jerry Seinfeld attends the Inaugural Los Angeles Baby Buggy Fatherhood Lunch at Palm Restaurant on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

College kids are too politically correct for Jerry Seinfeld.

The comedian spoke to ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd for an episode of "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" to promote the latest season of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," and the two talked about political correctness and comedy. Cowherd commented how comedians like Chris Rock and Larry the Cable Guy won't perform at college campuses for this very reason.

"I hear that all the time," Seinfeld said. "I don't play colleges, but I hear a lot of people tell me, 'Don't go near colleges. They're so PC.' I'll give you an example: My daughter's 14. My wife says to her, 'Well, you know, in the next couple years, I think maybe you’re going to want to be hanging around the city more on the weekends, so you can see boys.' You know what my daughter says? She says, ‘That’s sexist.’ They just want to use these words: 'That’s racist'; 'That’s sexist'; 'That’s prejudice.' They don’t know what they’re talking about.”

The 61-year-old star said this hurts comedy, and commended Louis C.K., who recently landed in hot water over his "Saturday Night Live" monologue about child molestation, for not worrying and just doing his thing.

You can listen to a clip from the interview:

CORRECTION: This article initially misquoted Seinfeld's remarks on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd."

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Jerry Seinfeld
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"Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic—you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner." --To Oprah (credit:Getty Images)
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"You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That's how you know you're still alive. Once you start doing only what you've already proven you can do, you're on the road to death."--To the New York Times (credit:Getty Images)
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"My theory is 98 percent of all human endeavor is killing time. This is a great way to do it."--To NPR, on drinking coffee (credit:Getty Images)
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"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason." --"Seinfeld," "The Baby Shower" episode (credit:Getty Images)
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"I'll tell you one thing, since I'm married, single people look absolutely ridiculous to me. I held out for a long time. I wanted to keep it going. But now that I have passed through to the other side, I can see how stupid single people act. Of course, when I was single, and I looked at married people, especially the ones with kids, I was horrified. Why would people do that to themselves?"--To the New York Times (credit:Getty Images)
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"I can't go to a bad movie by myself. What, am I gonna make sarcastic remarks to strangers?" --"Seinfeld," "The Chinese Restaurant" episode (credit:Getty Images)