Political Correctness

[ColoWayno]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09 ... s-veteran/

Stupidly politically correct society is the death of comedy', warns veteran comedian Mel Brooks

I'm with Mel. Good comedians use truth like a doctor uses a vaccine.

[shaymus]

Good comedians use truth like a doctor uses a vaccine.

To give people autism?

[hsilman]

tangentially, I would pay a lot of money for a Blazing Saddles musical.

[Murelli]

I say we are living in the PC dictatorship nowadays.

[fishwife]

Generally, the more a comic bitches about political correctness, the lazier and more outdated their jokes are. It's really just another form of getting mad at the audience for not laughing, something that pretty much means you should find another line of work.

[mgil]

I like your Taurus avatar, fishwife.

I do think Mel Brooks was provocative in his day. Further, I think his earlier works are relevant.

Louis CK says crazy shit, but in the context of being self critical. He's figured out how to use "bad words" in comedy and not be offensive.

[simonrest]

Generally, the more a comic bitches about political correctness, the lazier and more outdated their jokes are. It's really just another form of getting mad at the audience for not laughing, something that pretty much means you should find another line of work.

I generally agree with this.

I do think Mel Brooks was provocative in his day. Further, I think his earlier works are relevant.

Louis CK says crazy shit, but in the context of being self critical. He's figured out how to use "bad words" in comedy and not be offensive.

I've recently seen Eddie Murphy's Raw pop up on Netflix. I recall loving it as an adolescent but I fear it has now become problematic and I don't want to ruin my memory of it so I haven't rewatched it

[hsilman]

I've recently seen Eddie Murphy's Raw pop up on Netflix. I recall loving it as an adolescent but I fear it has now become problematic and I don't want to ruin my memory of it so I haven't rewatched it

Being just slightly younger than you, I missed Raw as a kid. I tried watching it about a year ago, and Jesus Christ is it a total cringe fest. What the fuck were people on in the 80s? I get the kernel of a joke in a lot of the bits, but it's wrapped up in so much shock jock bullshit that it's honestly hard to sit through.

[cwd]

I guess I have to go watch (part of) Raw myself now.

Was it that Murphy was a big star at the time but no one had seen him work blue, so there was a lot of bad language just for shock value?
We didn't see a lot of profanity on TV in the 80s.

[fishwife]

I like your Taurus avatar, fishwife.

[DirtyRed]

I like your Taurus avatar, fishwife.

Right?

Who could mistake the black cross with white trim on a red background?

[hsilman]

Good comedians use truth like a doctor uses a vaccine.

To give people autism?

before this gets buried, I would like this post to be recognized as the best one on the forum so far.

[Savs]

Good comedians use truth like a doctor uses a vaccine.

To give people autism?

before this gets buried, I would like this post to be recognized as the best one on the forum so far.

+1

[fishwife]

Who could mistake the black cross with white trim on a red background?

(Although I added the cross part after his post, in his defense... ?)

[mgil]

Who could mistake the black cross with white trim on a red background?

(Although I added the cross part after his post, in his defense... ?)

This is the shitposting forum, no?

Allow me to make the joke funnier...



Looks a tiny bit like your avatar when viewed on a mobile device. I found it a funny Segway (pun) into the discussion as the bull symbol is somewhat antithetical to a uterus. A discussion about political correctness.

[mikeylikey]

I like your Taurus avatar, fishwife.

Wait, is your avatar a feminazi logo?

[fishwife]

This is the shitposting forum, no?

Allow me to make the joke funnier...

Yes! Explaining always makes the joke funnier!

I knew it was probable that you were making a joke. But... you never know. Thus Thinking-Hard-Fry.

Wow, this thread keeps getting funnier!

[fishwife]

Wait, is your avatar a feminazi logo?

Mikey is making this even more hilarious.



This is the best thread about comedy ever.

[mikeylikey]

Wait, is your avatar a feminazi logo?

Mikey is making this even more hilarious.



This is the best thread about comedy ever.

No I'm serious is that what it is?

[tdood]

Wait, is your avatar a feminazi logo?

Mikey is making this even more hilarious.



This is the best thread about comedy ever.

No I'm serious is that what it is?

That is most definitely what it is.