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Eric Paddon:
I guess one of the funniest moments in the history of "The Odd Couple" is now taboo to the thought police?
BrandonFG:
I think the simplest thing is to see these shows as a product of their time. The Honeymooners is considered a classic and is a funny show, but I'm also sure someone in 2019 may not appreciate Ralph Kramden threatening domestic violence, no matter how hard the audience laughs.
It is possible to enjoy a show from back in the day, realize how the show is not very PC by today's standards, but still enjoy the show as a time capsule of a different era, case in point the clip Eric posted. That's not a bad thing. If a network decides to keep an un-PC joke in the show, that's not a bad thing. If the network edits the joke out to appease viewers, that's also not a bad thing. As this thread has shown, they're damned if they do, damned if they don't.
/Can't wait to analyze a Wheel rerun in 2047
tyshaun1:
--- Quote from: Fedya on October 27, 2019, 01:00:28 PM ---
Frankly, "little people" sounds to my ear far more insulting than does "midget".
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It's pretty simple man. If the person you're directing it towards is offended by it, STOP USING IT. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Eric Paddon:
And maybe I just find it a little bit hypocritical how the same people who would get wound up over Tony Randall saying "midget" are likely the ones who think it's cool and hip to say "sxxx" like Tony once did on Pyramid! (and who probably think all forms of crude sexual innuendo words are hilarious and if anyone thinks otherwise, oh how stuck up they must be)
JakeT:
--- Quote from: Eric Paddon on October 27, 2019, 06:23:36 PM ---And maybe I just find it a little bit hypocritical how the same people who would get wound up over Tony Randall saying "m-----" are likely the ones who think it's cool and hip to say "sxxx" like Tony once did on Pyramid! (and who probably think all forms of crude sexual innuendo words are hilarious and if anyone thinks otherwise, oh how stuck up they must be)
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The word is "shit" and it never has been used as a pejorative bigoted slur targeted at any particular marginalized people...if you don't grasp the difference between the use of random untargeted gratuitous profanity and the use of bigoted hateful slurs, it's impossible to have an intelligent conversation...
Nothing in this thread has anything to do with anyone trying to be "cool and hip" and nothing about someone's speaking out against hurtful language targeted at marginalized people makes them even remotely "stuck up"...
The only thing that this thread has managed to do is to reveal the abundance of clueless unenlightened people still around these days...it's pretty damn sad...worse part is that those most clueless are proving to be the most proud of their ignorance...
JakeT
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