"If humour can diffuse the subject matter, it will diminish their sense of martyrdom."
October 20, 2011 5:31 AM   Subscribe

Doug Stanhope on offensive comedy. Commentary in the Herald Scotland. (Link to mobile version, desktop version requires sign-in.)
posted by jklaiho (4 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin op-ed on it's own, but would go great in the existing Ricky Gervais thread. -- taz



 
I saw this quote attributed to Jerry Sadowitz on Twitter, but I couldn't properly source it. It's still an interesting viewpoint in the context of this post, so I thought I'd mention it in a comment:

"Being offended is a tax you pay so you can laugh at jokes that offend other people."
posted by jklaiho at 5:35 AM on October 20, 2011


Doesn't this belong to the Ricky Gervais post below?
posted by Foci for Analysis at 5:35 AM on October 20, 2011


I actually just read this and was going to post it in the Ricky Gervais thread.
posted by Summer at 5:36 AM on October 20, 2011


Oh huh, missed that one entirely. The mods may do their magic if they see fit.
posted by jklaiho at 5:37 AM on October 20, 2011


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