Re: LSQG - Tuesday, 2/17/MMIX #3068

On Feb 22, 8:20 pm, Jess Band-ee-Coot <LateShoBandic...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Steve Curtis wrote:
"Jess Band-ee-Coot" wrote:

Steve Curtis wrote:

It's not a matter of taking oneself too
seriously, but rather a matter of
discerning good taste and showing
sensitivity and empathy to those less
fortunate as a result of circumstances
beyond their control. The type of humor
that exploits those misfortunes is
nothing more than grade-school joke
making where sensitivity and empathy
are yet to be developmentally learned.

It is a hoity toity attitude; You cannot
deny that mainstream entertainment
makes fun of the less fortunate all the
time, with comedic results; "There's
Something About Mary" -- the Matt Dillon
character mocks the mentally challenged
Woody Allen's "Hollywood Ending" -
almost the whole film is about blind
jokes "30 Rock" - a recent episode also
featured a blind character being
deceived by Kenneth the Page and
Tracey Jordan. "SNL" -- Fred Armisen's
recent portrayal of blind NJ Gov. David
Patterson

No one's denying that entertainers joke about other's misfortune(s),
whether it's about physical or mental disabilities, or a combination of
both. The bottom line is that the programs, movies, etc. featuring those
entertainers run the risk of offending a portion of the viewing
audience, which in the end has an impact on corporate sponsorship. You
can't deny the risk.

Now it's about sponsorship risk??
Where'd that come from?

Norman Lear and Mel Brooks brought racial-based humor into the
mainstream with projects like "All in the Family" and "Blazing Saddles".
Both were HUGE hits, and are still part of culture today.
Do Archie Bunker's racial comments make us laugh?
If you've got a pulse...yes.
Was the show a hit? Yes.
Did it have advertising? Yes.
Would the world be a worse place without the show and it's
groundbreaking humor? I think so...

Joking about differences *breaks down* barriers.
In my opinion, it's the *best* way to not fear the unknown.
The "Last Comic Standing" contestant with CP
is a wonderful example.
Do you think he'd find my joke funny?
I guarantee he'd be the first person laughing.
Humor heals -- avoidance doesn't.

If this newsgroup was a television character,
it would be the embodiment of Lilith Crane.

--
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"You think it's healthy to obsessively collect things?
You can't relate to other people, so you fill your life with stuff...
I'm just like all these other collector losers.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I'd venture to believe that the "Last Comic Standing" contestant with
CP would be the only one qualified to make that joke.

It's all in the context. What's well-intentioned parody, and what's
baboonish bad taste?
.

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