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83. Would you so staunchly defend the racists at Charlottesville

Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:55 PM

Jan 2019

Any idiot knows we can say what we want. Should people be going out of their way to defend horrible things? That is the point in case you were confused

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Just who the fuck does Ricky Gervais think he is? [View all] realmirage Jan 2019 OP

I don't like it vlyons Jan 2019 #1

Problem is, where is the line drawn and JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #2

How about racism, dead kids, and bigotry? realmirage Jan 2019 #5

That's all? JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #6

Google ck's latest standup realmirage Jan 2019 #10

I don't care what he said. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #11

Please tell a racist joke then and put your realmirage Jan 2019 #14

Talking to someone violetpastille Jan 2019 #95

See post 98. nt cwydro Jan 2019 #104

It was self-deleted. violetpastille Jan 2019 #110

Yeah, the more i read of the thread & the OP's vitriolic responses, A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #121

Criticism, censure and deplatforming is NOT censorship wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #31

I suggest you read the OP a little more closely JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #36

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #40

We all read the OP wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #41

Nope. Suggest you read on. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #43

Seriously, enlighten me wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #50

I'm glad you have reading comprehension abilities realmirage Jan 2019 #52

Whenever I see "CENSORSHIP!" wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #57

This doesn't seem realmirage Jan 2019 #70

I agree with you.... quickesst Jan 2019 #65

Bravo JackInGreen Jan 2019 #80

Agree, Jennifer SCantiGOP Jan 2019 #25

No one is talking about the lazy free speech argument realmirage Jan 2019 #42

I actually agree with him MrGrieves Jan 2019 #3

That's not the point realmirage Jan 2019 #7

It IS a free speech argument. JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #12

You're not getting it. There's always a few realmirage Jan 2019 #15

Have you ever listened to Richard Pryor in his prime? cwydro Jan 2019 #35

I await your jokes about minorities realmirage Jan 2019 #45

You keep falling back on that one joust, lol. cwydro Jan 2019 #56

Enjoy Mosby Jan 2019 #59

Lol, I'd forgotten that one. cwydro Jan 2019 #71

It didn't age very well. Mosby Jan 2019 #82

Exactly. And much of it is making fun of those stereotypes! cwydro Jan 2019 #93

Quit putting words in peole's mouths and trying to bait them Bradshaw3 Jan 2019 #84

"Free speech" is between you and the government. X_Digger Jan 2019 #105

If it isn't a free speech argument then what is the point of it? MrGrieves Jan 2019 #26

Of course they have the right realmirage Jan 2019 #49

Yeah I am defending racism.... MrGrieves Jan 2019 #138

FWIW he didn't "attack dead children" TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #33

YES HE DID realmirage Jan 2019 #51

Yes they should be able to. edhopper Jan 2019 #118

Do you think ALL IN THE FAMILY show reruns should be allowed on TV? TeamPooka Jan 2019 #148

I concur... ADX Jan 2019 #16

Please tell some racist jokes here then if realmirage Jan 2019 #21

NOBODY is defending racist jokes here MrGrieves Jan 2019 #27

OP is insistent on being tone deaf on this one True Dough Jan 2019 #39

This. cwydro Jan 2019 #60

Would you so staunchly defend the racists at Charlottesville realmirage Jan 2019 #83

Apples and oranges True Dough Jan 2019 #100

Yep they are. Free speech! Racist jokes are fine because realmirage Jan 2019 #54

No one is defending racist jokes. cwydro Jan 2019 #37

Um, I don't recall "defending racist jokes"... ADX Jan 2019 #85

I agree with you. Never thought much of Gervais... underpants Jan 2019 #89

It is a pixies reference, I already asked ;) mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #141

Louis CK can say whatever he wants. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #4

Exactly realmirage Jan 2019 #8

Yep, maybe he can find some work up in the Catskills. brush Jan 2019 #9

What Michael Richards did was wrong brettdale Jan 2019 #13

You are hilariously not getting the point realmirage Jan 2019 #17

Why are you attacking everyone JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #19

Why are you defending racism is the better question realmirage Jan 2019 #22

Who did that? JenniferJuniper Jan 2019 #24

Attacks on women? Do you need me to explain realmirage Jan 2019 #55

Tell us how you would accomplish this? cwydro Jan 2019 #73

Accomplish what? realmirage Jan 2019 #78

That would work for me since... WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #29

Sorry to hear about the Holiday Inn. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #108

Sadly most I knew who were Elks are now gone... WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #113

Was it Cornell's? Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #127

Yes, I think that was it. Thank you! WePurrsevere Jan 2019 #131

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #18

There also needs to be a consistently brettdale Jan 2019 #20

Agreed realmirage Jan 2019 #23

I have no intention of going to a C.K. performance. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #28

Please don't compare racist, bigoted jokes realmirage Jan 2019 #30

Maybe you should read Thomas Jefferson on the 1st. Amendment. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #34

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #38

Lenny Bruce used the n-word in his sets oberliner Jan 2019 #61

He was arrested for cussing. Can't compare the two issues realmirage Jan 2019 #68

Lenny Bruce edhopper Jan 2019 #119

He's well within his right to say/joke whatever the hell he wants. Xolodno Jan 2019 #32

That's fair, but I must admit I'm torn on this issue True Dough Jan 2019 #47

It's a very thin line...and edgier comic's have crossed it from time to time. Xolodno Jan 2019 #58

No one has a problem if he performs with one or two people in the audience. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #53

Nor do I. Xolodno Jan 2019 #62

Lol realmirage Jan 2019 #67

If it is an audience... tonedevil Jan 2019 #125

Gervais is right, you can say anything, and then maybe pay the consequencesnt. USALiberal Jan 2019 #44

A free market approach to comedy n/t tikka Jan 2019 #133

I remember... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #46

People's sensibilities change as societies become more advanced. Blue_true Jan 2019 #97

To be clear... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #117

I agree with him and I sure as fuck know Joan Rivers would too. Damn I miss her she would of given UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #48

Do you like racist jokes? realmirage Jan 2019 #63

No, I do not like racist jokes. Do I see sane people defending those people? Yes, I do. 3Hotdogs Jan 2019 #86

No but I find jokes about fat people highly offensive and they should be outlawed. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #90

You can make any joke you want to. I may find them offensive and horrible, and AJT Jan 2019 #64

Well there are lots of folks who are quite confused about free speech! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #72

Who is saying we don't have free speech? realmirage Jan 2019 #79

Yeah, no, that's not what he's doing ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #142

He's just another comedian who thinks he's hilarious. Harker Jan 2019 #66

Well said realmirage Jan 2019 #69

And he is funny, unlike CK. I posted the following yesterday on the CK thread about the limits of OnDoutside Jan 2019 #74

your conflating defense of free speech with being somehow pro racism indicates what this thread Kali Jan 2019 #75

+1 n/t X_Digger Jan 2019 #107

Kathy Griffin went too far and paid the price: That was the market settling the argument. lindysalsagal Jan 2019 #76

Gervaise and Louis C.K. can say Bettie Jan 2019 #77

The funniest thing CK can talk about is- dawg day Jan 2019 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #87

Meh Loki Liesmith Jan 2019 #88

Bye bye. betsuni Jan 2019 #91

Lol. cwydro Jan 2019 #94

Hell of a hill to die on. Iggo Jan 2019 #120

Right? betsuni Jan 2019 #124

I think he's right. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #92

Says the guy that sold dope ... DISGUISED AS A NUN! mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #144

An unfounded accusation. Captain Stern Jan 2019 #145

Not Guilty? Are you NUTS? mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #146

Gervais is right mercuryblues Jan 2019 #96

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2019 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2019 #98

this has always existed but we're more sensitive to it now Demonaut Jan 2019 #99

Yes, it's not commonly used in the UK. Denzil_DC Jan 2019 #102

He and CK can both go fuck themselves! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #103

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2019 #106

Lenny Bruce would've caused you to have a heart attack, I think. X_Digger Jan 2019 #109

+1... ADX Jan 2019 #112

"All right, all the tall guys over by the trees, fat guys down behind the rocks" LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #132

Watch out... ADX Jan 2019 #134

Please stay out of comedy clubs. former9thward Jan 2019 #111

I agree cabot Jan 2019 #115

I think there is very little to be gained and much to be lost by going after comedians... aikoaiko Jan 2019 #114

He wasn't "defending racist jokes"; he was saying comedians aren't being censored muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 #116

I go by the words of Evelyn Beatrice Hall: Revanchist Jan 2019 #122

That was actually her description of Voltaire's views oberliner Jan 2019 #129

He thinks he is one of the funniest people around edhopper Jan 2019 #123

It's damn hard to remain edgy FakeNoose Jan 2019 #126

different things are funny to different people and generations brettdale Jan 2019 #128

Is that you Tipper? Tipperary Jan 2019 #130

There Are Some Things That Just Aren't Funny dlk Jan 2019 #135

My contribution to this thread Leith Jan 2019 #136

At what point did we lose the ability to laugh at ourselves? Doodley Jan 2019 #137

I read it differently. He wasn't defending racism. He was calling out hypocrites. kcr Jan 2019 #139

You read it 100% correctly, and the OP is off-base on this ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #143

Freedom of speech whether you agree with it or not nmgaucho Jan 2019 #140

So. Should we put them in jail? Ruin their careers like RW'ers tried to do to the Dixie Chicks alphafemale Jan 2019 #147