Sat Jan 6, 2018, 06:54 PM

In todays PC World. Is it okay to laugh

At thing that aren't PC? I was watching Get Smart earlier and I was laughing. Laughing at the same joke(s) that I laughed at 40 years ago. "Not the Craw, the craw"... I still laugh at the show. Hymie the robot.

But thats just the example of the day. We see daily, misogynistic comments and actions by many fucked up men. Sam Malone. Al Bundy. I watch and now cringe, even the newer shows.

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In todays PC World. Is it okay to laugh (Original post)	ghostsinthemachine	Jan 2018	OP
A lot of older shows and movies are cringey in terms of their jokes.	Oneironaut	Jan 2018	#1
the most popular show on tv is extremely sexist	Mosby	Jan 2018	#7
I found myself agreeing with that entire video	Oneironaut	Jan 2018	#8
Sure, but just don't forget that some things won't age well, and it's not because of "PC"...	JHB	Jan 2018	#2
Yes. "Blazing Saddles" for instance. It was Mel mocking ignorance	underpants	Jan 2018	#3
I disagree. I think it's bad that Blazing Saddles couldn't be made today	mythology	Jan 2018	#4
I agree with you. The genius of this movie is	Ferrets are Cool	Jan 2018	#5
I respect your opinion...	GulfCoast66	Jan 2018	#6

Response to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 07:39 PM

Oneironaut (4,973 posts)

1. A lot of older shows and movies are cringey in terms of their jokes.

Some were lazy, and probably not even funny at the time either. A good example would be “surprise LGBT” jokes, where it’s suddenly revealed that a character is gay / lesbian / trans for comedic value. You still see it in new movies sometimes, and it’s just plain lazy and boring.

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Sat Jan 6, 2018, 11:13 PM

Mosby (15,022 posts)

7. the most popular show on tv is extremely sexist

Nothing has changed.

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Sun Jan 7, 2018, 10:08 AM

Oneironaut (4,973 posts)

8. I found myself agreeing with that entire video

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Response to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 07:52 PM

JHB (36,929 posts)

2. Sure, but just don't forget that some things won't age well, and it's not because of "PC"...

For example, Milton Burl doing the old "trying to be in two places at once, running ragged doing it, and and things start getting mixed up" bit. Classic comedy situation, but the details had a limited shelf time.

I mean, just for starters: at the time, was there anyone besides Bruce Lee who'd notice the "Japanese" villain was wearing a Chinese getup? And they go downhill from there.