What Shouldn't We Laugh At?

[chicoazul]

PAEDO SCUM.

 

[magicjuan]

Suffering

 

[peteblue]

Howard......

 

[peteblue]

PAEDO SCUM.

Harsh, I think Tommye was just trying to be funny........

 

[chrissyjack]

those poor people.

Here we go , here we go , here we goooooooooooooo

 

[degsy]

Is there anything that it is truly wrong to make fun of? Is there anything that you think deserves more respect? Is this because of personal experience or just opionions you hold?

Comedians like Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr rip on most things from race to disability. I like both of them personally but I know they are not to everyones taste.

Odd how some things that are truly horrendous such as child abuse seem to be fair game for jokes but others are off limits.

There doesnt sem to be much consistency either. Why do we joke about AIDS and ebola but cancer is a no-no?

Over to GOT.

Mostly It ain't what you say it's the way you say it... and until you say it and get ripped for it you won't know where the line is

 

[chicoazul]

those poor people.

No one would be laughing at that if they were white, an absolute disgrace.

 

[tommye]

No one would be laughing at that if they were white, an absolute disgrace.

lazy comment

 

[bluemangroup]

Nothing should be off limits. It's how it's done that is the issue, and probably when it's done. When it goes close to the line is if it's done for shock purposes alone, rather than for a wider satirical reason.

For example, paedophilia was brilliantly sent up by Brass Eye, by lampooning the media coverage of it.

If the comedy does nothing to actually harm anyone, then it's fair game. For example:



In that instance, on face value it's offensive to christians, but all it is really doing is providing satire to the implausability of the story it's based on. Poor taste? Maybe. But definitely valid satire.

Similarly, portrayals of Mohammed is totally fair game. It's a Muslim problem if they try and push their belief on those who don't believe in the same things they do.

The moment you start to arbitrarily come up with lists of things that are untouchable, satire is dead. I may not like Frankie Boyle, but I'll defend what he does every single time, because his aim is to attack subjects with scathing comedy rather than scathing hatred.

Oh not this sh!t again.

 

[1966efc]

IMMIGRANT, PUPPY SLAUGHTERING, PENSION STEALING PAEDO SCUM.

Courtesy Daily Mail

 

[LostLegend]

I'm in the 'anything goes' camp.

We, as a society need to challenge our own beliefs and taboos in order to progress culturally.

Comedy is a great way if doig this. Even if it is just drunken laughs for the most part, humour is a great way of opening talk on touchy subjects.

 

[applecrumble]

This season

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Very bad jokes.

 

[COYBL25]

Nothing

Nothing should be off limits. It's how it's done that is the issue, and probably when it's done. When it goes close to the line is if it's done for shock purposes alone, rather than for a wider satirical reason.

For example, paedophilia was brilliantly sent up by Brass Eye, by lampooning the media coverage of it.

If the comedy does nothing to actually harm anyone, then it's fair game. For example:



In that instance, on face value it's offensive to christians, but all it is really doing is providing satire to the implausability of the story it's based on. Poor taste? Maybe. But definitely valid satire.

Similarly, portrayals of Mohammed is totally fair game. It's a Muslim problem if they try and push their belief on those who don't believe in the same things they do.

The moment you start to arbitrarily come up with lists of things that are untouchable, satire is dead. I may not like Frankie Boyle, but I'll defend what he does every single time, because his aim is to attack subjects with scathing comedy rather than scathing hatred.

I couldn't have put this better myself. My youngest lad is disabled and there are certain words used to describe his disability which are unacceptable under any circumstances. However there are ways of portraying his disability with humour which wouldn't be offensive if they were presented in the right manner. The skill is in the delivery and the intelligence of the person speaking. Frankie Boyle over stopped the mark a few years ago and was confronted by a member of the audience after using offensive words to describe a condition her son had. He publicly apologised for what he said and accepted that he had over stepped the mark. Is all about the delivery and how it's said.

 

[Minimeister]

I couldn't have put this better myself. My youngest lad is disabled and there are certain words used to describe his disability which are unacceptable under any circumstances. However there are ways of portraying his disability with humour which wouldn't be offensive if they were presented in the right manner. The skill is in the delivery and the intelligence of the person speaking. Frankie Boyle over stopped the mark a few years ago and was confronted by a member of the audience after using offensive words to describe a condition her son had. He publicly apologised for what he said and accepted that he had over stepped the mark. Is all about the delivery and how it's said.

This answers the question for me. Anything that personally affects you.