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82. It didn't age very well.

Reply to cwydro (Reply #71)

Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:54 PM

Jan 2019

What the OP doesn't seem to understand is a lot of humor is based on stereotypes.

Eta, like this skit:

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Just who the fuck does Ricky Gervais think he is? [View all] realmirage Jan 2019 OP

I don't like it vlyons Jan 2019 #1

Problem is, where is the line drawn and JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #2

How about racism, dead kids, and bigotry? realmirage Jan 2019 #5

That's all? JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #6

Google ck's latest standup realmirage Jan 2019 #10

I don't care what he said. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #11

Please tell a racist joke then and put your realmirage Jan 2019 #14

Talking to someone violetpastille Jan 2019 #95

See post 98. nt cwydro Jan 2019 #104

It was self-deleted. violetpastille Jan 2019 #110

Yeah, the more i read of the thread & the OP's vitriolic responses, A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #121

Criticism, censure and deplatforming is NOT censorship wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #31

I suggest you read the OP a little more closely JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #36

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #40

We all read the OP wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #41

Nope. Suggest you read on. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #43

Seriously, enlighten me wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #50

I'm glad you have reading comprehension abilities realmirage Jan 2019 #52

Whenever I see "CENSORSHIP!" wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #57

This doesn't seem realmirage Jan 2019 #70

I agree with you.... quickesst Jan 2019 #65

Bravo JackInGreen Jan 2019 #80

Agree, Jennifer SCantiGOP Jan 2019 #25

No one is talking about the lazy free speech argument realmirage Jan 2019 #42

I actually agree with him MrGrieves Jan 2019 #3

That's not the point realmirage Jan 2019 #7

It IS a free speech argument. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #12

You're not getting it. There's always a few realmirage Jan 2019 #15

Have you ever listened to Richard Pryor in his prime? cwydro Jan 2019 #35

I await your jokes about minorities realmirage Jan 2019 #45

You keep falling back on that one joust, lol. cwydro Jan 2019 #56

Enjoy Mosby Jan 2019 #59

Lol, I'd forgotten that one. cwydro Jan 2019 #71

It didn't age very well. Mosby Jan 2019 #82

Exactly. And much of it is making fun of those stereotypes! cwydro Jan 2019 #93

Quit putting words in peole's mouths and trying to bait them Bradshaw3 Jan 2019 #84

"Free speech" is between you and the government. X_Digger Jan 2019 #105

If it isn't a free speech argument then what is the point of it? MrGrieves Jan 2019 #26

Of course they have the right realmirage Jan 2019 #49

Yeah I am defending racism.... MrGrieves Jan 2019 #138

FWIW he didn't "attack dead children" TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #33

YES HE DID realmirage Jan 2019 #51

Yes they should be able to. edhopper Jan 2019 #118

Do you think ALL IN THE FAMILY show reruns should be allowed on TV? TeamPooka Jan 2019 #148

I concur... ADX Jan 2019 #16

Please tell some racist jokes here then if realmirage Jan 2019 #21

NOBODY is defending racist jokes here MrGrieves Jan 2019 #27

OP is insistent on being tone deaf on this one True Dough Jan 2019 #39

This. cwydro Jan 2019 #60

Would you so staunchly defend the racists at Charlottesville realmirage Jan 2019 #83

Apples and oranges True Dough Jan 2019 #100

Yep they are. Free speech! Racist jokes are fine because realmirage Jan 2019 #54

No one is defending racist jokes. cwydro Jan 2019 #37

Um, I don't recall "defending racist jokes"... ADX Jan 2019 #85

I agree with you. Never thought much of Gervais... underpants Jan 2019 #89

It is a pixies reference, I already asked ;) mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #141

Louis CK can say whatever he wants. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #4

Exactly realmirage Jan 2019 #8

Yep, maybe he can find some work up in the Catskills. brush Jan 2019 #9

What Michael Richards did was wrong brettdale Jan 2019 #13

You are hilariously not getting the point realmirage Jan 2019 #17

Why are you attacking everyone JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #19

Why are you defending racism is the better question realmirage Jan 2019 #22

Who did that? JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #24

Attacks on women? Do you need me to explain realmirage Jan 2019 #55

Tell us how you would accomplish this? cwydro Jan 2019 #73

Accomplish what? realmirage Jan 2019 #78

That would work for me since... WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #29

Sorry to hear about the Holiday Inn. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #108

Sadly most I knew who were Elks are now gone... WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #113

Was it Cornell's? Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #127

Yes, I think that was it. Thank you! WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #131

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #18

There also needs to be a consistently brettdale Jan 2019 #20

Agreed realmirage Jan 2019 #23

I have no intention of going to a C.K. performance. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #28

Please don't compare racist, bigoted jokes realmirage Jan 2019 #30

Maybe you should read Thomas Jefferson on the 1st. Amendment. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #34

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #38

Lenny Bruce used the n-word in his sets oberliner Jan 2019 #61

He was arrested for cussing. Can't compare the two issues realmirage Jan 2019 #68

Lenny Bruce edhopper Jan 2019 #119

He's well within his right to say/joke whatever the hell he wants. Xolodno Jan 2019 #32

That's fair, but I must admit I'm torn on this issue True Dough Jan 2019 #47

It's a very thin line...and edgier comic's have crossed it from time to time. Xolodno Jan 2019 #58

No one has a problem if he performs with one or two people in the audience. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #53

Nor do I. Xolodno Jan 2019 #62

Lol realmirage Jan 2019 #67

If it is an audience... tonedevil Jan 2019 #125

Gervais is right, you can say anything, and then maybe pay the consequencesnt. USALiberal Jan 2019 #44

A free market approach to comedy n/t tikka Jan 2019 #133

I remember... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #46

People's sensibilities change as societies become more advanced. Blue_true Jan 2019 #97

To be clear... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #117

I agree with him and I sure as fuck know Joan Rivers would too. Damn I miss her she would of given UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #48

Do you like racist jokes? realmirage Jan 2019 #63

No, I do not like racist jokes. Do I see sane people defending those people? Yes, I do. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #86

No but I find jokes about fat people highly offensive and they should be outlawed. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #90

You can make any joke you want to. I may find them offensive and horrible, and AJT Jan 2019 #64

Well there are lots of folks who are quite confused about free speech! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #72

Who is saying we don't have free speech? realmirage Jan 2019 #79

Yeah, no, that's not what he's doing ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #142

He's just another comedian who thinks he's hilarious. Harker Jan 2019 #66

Well said realmirage Jan 2019 #69

And he is funny, unlike CK. I posted the following yesterday on the CK thread about the limits of OnDoutside Jan 2019 #74

your conflating defense of free speech with being somehow pro racism indicates what this thread Kali Jan 2019 #75

+1 n/t X_Digger Jan 2019 #107

Kathy Griffin went too far and paid the price: That was the market settling the argument. lindysalsagal Jan 2019 #76

Gervaise and Louis C.K. can say Bettie Jan 2019 #77

The funniest thing CK can talk about is- dawg day Jan 2019 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #87

Meh Loki Liesmith Jan 2019 #88

Bye bye. betsuni Jan 2019 #91

Lol. cwydro Jan 2019 #94

Hell of a hill to die on. Iggo Jan 2019 #120

Right? betsuni Jan 2019 #124

I think he's right. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #92

Says the guy that sold dope ... DISGUISED AS A NUN! mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #144

An unfounded accusation. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #145

Not Guilty? Are you NUTS? mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #146

Gervais is right mercuryblues Jan 2019 #96

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2019 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #98

this has always existed but we're more sensitive to it now Demonaut Jan 2019 #99

Yes, it's not commonly used in the UK. Denzil_DC Jan 2019 #102

He and CK can both go fuck themselves! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #103

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2019 #106

Lenny Bruce would've caused you to have a heart attack, I think. X_Digger Jan 2019 #109

+1... ADX Jan 2019 #112

"All right, all the tall guys over by the trees, fat guys down behind the rocks" LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #132

Watch out... ADX Jan 2019 #134

Please stay out of comedy clubs. former9thward Jan 2019 #111

I agree cabot Jan 2019 #115

I think there is very little to be gained and much to be lost by going after comedians... aikoaiko Jan 2019 #114

He wasn't "defending racist jokes"; he was saying comedians aren't being censored muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 #116

I go by the words of Evelyn Beatrice Hall: Revanchist Jan 2019 #122

That was actually her description of Voltaire's views oberliner Jan 2019 #129

He thinks he is one of the funniest people around edhopper Jan 2019 #123

It's damn hard to remain edgy FakeNoose Jan 2019 #126

different things are funny to different people and generations brettdale Jan 2019 #128

Is that you Tipper? Tipperary Jan 2019 #130

There Are Some Things That Just Aren't Funny dlk Jan 2019 #135

My contribution to this thread Leith Jan 2019 #136

At what point did we lose the ability to laugh at ourselves? Doodley Jan 2019 #137

I read it differently. He wasn't defending racism. He was calling out hypocrites. kcr Jan 2019 #139

You read it 100% correctly, and the OP is off-base on this ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #143

Freedom of speech whether you agree with it or not nmgaucho Jan 2019 #140

So. Should we put them in jail? Ruin their careers like RW'ers tried to do to the Dixie Chicks alphafemale Jan 2019 #147