Originally Posted by trinsk:
“As has been said - Russell Brand.. live show (any show..?) what do you expect.
I had this very argument with my dad
He's up in arms about 9/11 comments made (in rehearsals btw that were reported in the papers) and imo cannot see the need to court contrversy to inspire argument and debate - IE THE WHOLE POINT OF SATIRE!!
My argument with him was.. do we censor censorship? do we say 'No more 'jokes' about.. schoolkids/mother in laws/blondes/irish/how many gays does it take to change a lightbulb/paedophiles/jews (who, incidently, make the best jokes about themselves.. as do gay people ime)?blacks/chavs/hairdressers/schoolteachers/scots/rednecks... the list is endless. So, we decide NOW. We joke about one, but not another? It's more insulting or hurtful to one and not another? On a scale of one to ten.. jokes about irish rates a 2 on the 'we hurt you but we are terribly sorry' scale whilst paedophiles rate an 8 as we hurt those affected by the paedo's?
Every human disgace, dilemma, horror has been 'joked' about. Point being - this is how we deal with stuff beyond our comprehension.
Stop people joking about the trials and tribulations of life, stop people discussing, stop people talking FULL STOP. You might not like it, but it's out there, it's true, it happened, so to speak.
This has caused debate.
Satire.”
“As has been said - Russell Brand.. live show (any show..?) what do you expect.
I had this very argument with my dad
He's up in arms about 9/11 comments made (in rehearsals btw that were reported in the papers) and imo cannot see the need to court contrversy to inspire argument and debate - IE THE WHOLE POINT OF SATIRE!!My argument with him was.. do we censor censorship? do we say 'No more 'jokes' about.. schoolkids/mother in laws/blondes/irish/how many gays does it take to change a lightbulb/paedophiles/jews (who, incidently, make the best jokes about themselves.. as do gay people ime)?blacks/chavs/hairdressers/schoolteachers/scots/rednecks... the list is endless. So, we decide NOW. We joke about one, but not another? It's more insulting or hurtful to one and not another? On a scale of one to ten.. jokes about irish rates a 2 on the 'we hurt you but we are terribly sorry' scale whilst paedophiles rate an 8 as we hurt those affected by the paedo's?
Every human disgace, dilemma, horror has been 'joked' about. Point being - this is how we deal with stuff beyond our comprehension.
Stop people joking about the trials and tribulations of life, stop people discussing, stop people talking FULL STOP. You might not like it, but it's out there, it's true, it happened, so to speak.
This has caused debate.
Satire.”
i think you should just stop your pagan ritual of laughing you heathen
