Except it is. You see it in the gp being flagged to death. Nothing is allowed to offend anyone anymore which means the only acceptable content is bland.
> The effects of the rise of "political correctness", hypersensitivity, and "cancel culture" over the last three or so decades should be considered, too.
There are countless books, movies, and songs from before the rise of these concepts that OP has almost certainly not consumed. Presumably OP wasn't just talking about new media, but rather all media, and therefore is probably a them issue and not a media issue.
Existing works, even those considered to be classics by many readers, and written by authors who passed away decades ago, can be affected by this sort of "sanitization" well after the fact.
Pretty ironic that your original comment got flagged to death - a great example of how only approved thoughts are let through the filter. It's really no surprise to me that things are getting blander when nothing is allowed to offend anyone anymore.
