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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts) Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:29 PM Jul 2012

Poll on D. Tosh's rape comments. [View all]

Here, for the uninformed, is the background:

On Friday night, during his set at the Laugh Factory, the hugely popular Comedy Central host Daniel Tosh made a rape joke, stripping the experience of its weight, of its tragedy, of its crime: “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl [referring to an audience member who “heckled” him about rape jokes not being funny earlier in his set] got raped by, like, five guys right now? Like right now?”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/11/why-daniel-tosh-s-rape-joke-at-the-laugh-factory-wasn-t-funny.html

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Poll on D. Tosh's rape comments. [View all] Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author eek MD Jul 2012 #1

I put the relevant one in the OP. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #2

If I understand correctly, Lionessa Jul 2012 #3

That sounds accurate. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #5

never heard of him either, think he made a big mistake as well with his comments loli phabay Jul 2012 #4

"censoring" can mean a bunch of different things. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #6

yup thats what i mean by the audience should make the decision, over the years there has been loli phabay Jul 2012 #10

Until this situation, I had never heard of him. Behind the Aegis Jul 2012 #7

Me either. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #8

I have eclectic tastes when it comes to comedians. Behind the Aegis Jul 2012 #9

That show Wanda Sykes had a few years ago was fucking brilliant. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #12

not really into any on the list, prefer more slapstick ala Mr Bean or beny hill loli phabay Jul 2012 #13

Have you seen his show? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #18

I watched a couple episodes. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #19

Louis CK has made very funny, very good REP Jul 2012 #22

Indifference. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #11

I have seen Tosh.0 on Comedy Central. HappyMe Jul 2012 #14

I hadn't heard of him either.. Upton Jul 2012 #15

This is the in your face memorial thread. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #16

Out of line. 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #17

Out of line, and not even remotely funny. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #20

I usually find Tosh to be quite funny; sometimes not but he went over the line here. Kaleva Jul 2012 #21

Jumped into this GROUP for the first time, just to vote in the poll! bullwinkle428 Jul 2012 #23

Welcome. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #24