“if it’s funny, then it’s fair game…” One interesting thing about humor is to break down WHY a joke is funny. Is it because of an unexpected twist? [“The doctor was a woman!”] Is it because the comedian is subverting traditional power roles, like Trading Places? Is it because we are getting to see the weak overpower the strong, or children be smarter…
enflight.designFeb 55 min read
PC Comedy and Paul Revere
Sady Doyle
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Good arguments, and it gives me a lot to think about, but I like transgressive art. My sense of humor is informed by my pessimistic nature and cynical outlook, so I tend to agree with the comedians on this. If its funny, then its fair game whether or not it reinforces or undermines your moral and/or ideological stance.
ONTWARSep 5, 20151 min read
PC Comedy and Paul Revere
Sady Doyle
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This long-winded sanctimonious rant could be summarised by “words matter”, which is fair enough. It seems to miss the point of comedy, however, and it unfairly juxtaposes comedians’ complaints that their room to manoeuvre seems to diminish with sexism and racism.
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PC Comedy and Paul Revere
Sady Doyle
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Comedy. dark humor. gallows humor. bad taste. inappropriate subject matter. The ingredients of comedy and the ability to inspire laughter are usually not found within the safe confines of polite pc society. The sad attempt to restrict speech for whatever reasons (for the sake of the children, for the impact on a vulnerable minority or for being explicit or tasteless) is misguided, at best.
PC Comedy and Paul Revere
Sady Doyle
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The reason Ms. Doyle cites nothing to support her argument is there’s no known link between entertainment and violence. But this is an article of faith for the heirs to Reverend Bowdler and the daughters of Dworkin and McKinnon, so they push their agenda passive-aggressively when they can’t push it overtly.
PatrickSep 6, 20152 min read
PC Comedy and Paul Revere
Sady Doyle
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I really like the conclusions of this article but the premise is deeply flawed: There is no indication in the song in question that the sex was not consensual.
The trope of an authority discovering an outlaw sleeping with the former’s daughter (or, for that matter, wife) and giving chase is pretty common, but it most often…