If you ask the bulk of society, we probably would agree with the analogy that comedy is like wine, there are many different varietals but they all are products of the same fruit. Comedy can be dirty (or blue, as it's properly known), dark, absurd, family-oriented, political, clean, manic, bittersweet, etc. Like wine, I have my preferences but everybody has different tastes. I'm not arrogant enough to proclaim one brand better than the other (with the noted exception of family-oriented comedy, which is retarded and insults my intelligence with its watered-down jokes and"harmless irreverence"). I don't demand all comedy be in line with my, admittedly, somewhat twisted sense of humor but I do expect that some writers and comics cater to my demographic, at least once in a while.
I know that I'm not alone here. I know that many Americans share my sense of humor. I know that other people in this world think bigoted, sexist, dirty, and twisted jokes are not only funny but therapeutic as well. Why? Because if one can't laugh at oneself then one is a Neanderthal. Plain and simple.
I'm so sick of reactionary, PC schmucks parading their forced outrage in front of us; like they are somehow superior to you and I because they don't think farts are funny anymore. The greatest minds of our world had senses of humor because they were intelligent, open-minded and didn't take themselves too seriously. If they did, they would have quit after the first time they failed and wallowed in their bitterness until the cold hand of death saved them from their failure.
Most jokes are observations of human behavior, repeated back to us. It's the context that is used that makes these sentences humorous. If a joke offends you, there's a strong chance it's because it's true and you're either frustrated you can't change the condition that made the joke funny in the first place or you're a giant pussy.
I write this in response to the ongoing phenomena of one overly sensitive asshole ruining something silly and irreverent for all of us. This is not one incident in particular, although a recent issue involving a Police Department, a video camera, a knee-jerk reactionary Mayor and spineless chief of said Police Department comes to mind. Truthfully, I just saw Sarah Silverman's Jesus Is Magic. It's a quasi-concert film that features Silverman's standup, which is dirty, racist, sexist, homophobic and fucking hilarious. Brilliant comes to mind even. If you haven't seen it, you really should. She is destined to be remembered in the annals of comic history and, were this 1952, she would be blacklisted.
It comes down to this:
If you are really are outraged by a bunch of idiots making some skits for a company Christmas party then I can only assume that you are too sensitive to watch the news (there's a bunch violence and adult situations on there), read books (same reasons), surf the internet (ditto) and/or run an ENTIRE CITY.
Fuck, shit, piss, cocksucker, motherfucker, cunt and tits.
Still breathing? Good. Please run for Mayor of San Francisco. We need you. |