There is no statute of limitations on tasteless humour

Your jokes will be used against you, no matter how old.

The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics were already shaping up to be a world-historical disaster, and that was before the director of the opening ceremony was sacked for making jokes about the Holocaust:

Organizers announced Thursday that they have dismissed the director of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics after learning that he made light of the Holocaust in a comedy routine.

The firing of the director, comedian and theater director Kentaro Kobayashi, comes a little more than 24 hours before the scheduled start of the ceremony Friday.

"We offer our deepest apologies for any offense and anguish this matter may have caused to the many people involved in the Olympic Games, as well as to the citizens of Japan and the world," the organizing committee said in a statement.

Antisemitism and even Holocaust denial is still running rampant around the world, and it is truly shocking that such a prominent figure would make light of it at this tumultuous time.

…which is what I’d say about this …