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I think i can see new thread starting - 'Sick jokes and Satire' - i'm on it..
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Yes, people (ie me) would still be making jokes if it was British or whatever. Everything's open for satire, otherwise it just loses its point and becomes lame.
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Funny you should mention that actually...
(from last year)
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Don't get up yourself - I'm not as sickened as you think. I just feel it's important for people to know the facts before they start joking about it -thats the least we can do. Besides it's a free country in which anyone can write what they like be it in bad taste or not. I'm just waiting for you to start joking about Holly and Jessica - i suppose they deserve nice a bit of satire as well as they were young girls - they probably asking for it...
Even the most satirical of comedians know when to draw the line.
Funny you should mention that actually...
(from last year)
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Good idea Alice - and bonus points could be awared to the first person who mentions Paul Hunter - y'know, being topical and all that. 
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People are missing the whole point of satire, and the examples shown on this thread have been poor.
Satire serves a purpose - it takes something bad/good and twists it, makes fun/light of distasteful events - poking the finger at peoples interuptations - highlighting our fears and pejudices - but does this in such a way that the common person can see we shouldn't fear but instead stand up to the evils of the world if not challenge them. The jokes about 9/11 stick two fingers up to the terrorists 'we will never surrender'; making fun of peadophiles helps us to come to terms with something that horrifies any parent - (note though that the victims portrayed in this are fictional and not factual unlike the example shown on this thread as these examples take the p*ss out of the victims and not the perpertrators).
Making fun of Holly and Jessica and the five girls slaughtered by a paedo do NOT do any of this. Instead these examples only serve one purpose and this IS making fun of dead people for a quick, cheap laugh. I can not see the funny side to this, creativity or any educational purpose either.
I like satire - half of my DVD collection is satirical - i like bad taste jokes but I also know when to tell them and when they are better off not told.
I know examples of bad satire can be seen on the web and on text messages - but these ARE bad examples made by people who are bad at making satire.
Just because we can do something it doesn't mean we should.
This is NOT a personal attack - just my personal view. If anyone disagrees, pm me - I know its a sore issue with some.
All the best.
Satire serves a purpose - it takes something bad/good and twists it, makes fun/light of distasteful events - poking the finger at peoples interuptations - highlighting our fears and pejudices - but does this in such a way that the common person can see we shouldn't fear but instead stand up to the evils of the world if not challenge them. The jokes about 9/11 stick two fingers up to the terrorists 'we will never surrender'; making fun of peadophiles helps us to come to terms with something that horrifies any parent - (note though that the victims portrayed in this are fictional and not factual unlike the example shown on this thread as these examples take the p*ss out of the victims and not the perpertrators).
Making fun of Holly and Jessica and the five girls slaughtered by a paedo do NOT do any of this. Instead these examples only serve one purpose and this IS making fun of dead people for a quick, cheap laugh. I can not see the funny side to this, creativity or any educational purpose either.
I like satire - half of my DVD collection is satirical - i like bad taste jokes but I also know when to tell them and when they are better off not told.
I know examples of bad satire can be seen on the web and on text messages - but these ARE bad examples made by people who are bad at making satire.
Just because we can do something it doesn't mean we should.
This is NOT a personal attack - just my personal view. If anyone disagrees, pm me - I know its a sore issue with some.
All the best.
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I went for Negro deliberately, as it was the term used for 'negroes' back in the 50's and 60's in the US when all the Civil Rights changes were going on. It was the (pretty outdated) term to use but still sounded remotely offensive and segregational. It's a play on there being no black VR'ers (which i don't actually care about, you shouldn't have to have quotas to fill) so i've gone for an outdated term. I almost modernised it and put 'Token N*gg*r', but wanted to go old fashioned.
It was more an attempt to get a rise out of the PC'er-than-thou types that seem to f*cking everywhere these days.
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Shall i change my screen name now incase a black person joins...
Why would a black person be offended? Have you meant it to offend? After all, you haven't named yourself, 'Token N*gg*r.'
I went for Negro deliberately, as it was the term used for 'negroes' back in the 50's and 60's in the US when all the Civil Rights changes were going on. It was the (pretty outdated) term to use but still sounded remotely offensive and segregational. It's a play on there being no black VR'ers (which i don't actually care about, you shouldn't have to have quotas to fill) so i've gone for an outdated term. I almost modernised it and put 'Token N*gg*r', but wanted to go old fashioned.
It was more an attempt to get a rise out of the PC'er-than-thou types that seem to f*cking everywhere these days.
You rebel, I'd hoped that was what you were doing.
I can't see a problem with it.
I can't see a problem with it.
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My dad's black. I think someone else here is mixed race at least...
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Shall i change my screen name now incase a black person joins...
Why would a black person be offended? Have you meant it to offend? After all, you haven't named yourself, 'Token N*gg*r.'
I went for Negro deliberately, as it was the term used for 'negroes' back in the 50's and 60's in the US when all the Civil Rights changes were going on. It was the (pretty outdated) term to use but still sounded remotely offensive and segregational. It's a play on there being no black VR'ers (which i don't actually care about, you shouldn't have to have quotas to fill) so i've gone for an outdated term. I almost modernised it and put 'Token N*gg*r', but wanted to go old fashioned.
It was more an attempt to get a rise out of the PC'er-than-thou types that seem to f*cking everywhere these days.
My dad's black. I think someone else here is mixed race at least...
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Cool. You don't give a sh*t though, you'd have mentioned it before if you did.
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Shall i change my screen name now incase a black person joins...
Why would a black person be offended? Have you meant it to offend? After all, you haven't named yourself, 'Token N*gg*r.'
I went for Negro deliberately, as it was the term used for 'negroes' back in the 50's and 60's in the US when all the Civil Rights changes were going on. It was the (pretty outdated) term to use but still sounded remotely offensive and segregational. It's a play on there being no black VR'ers (which i don't actually care about, you shouldn't have to have quotas to fill) so i've gone for an outdated term. I almost modernised it and put 'Token N*gg*r', but wanted to go old fashioned.
It was more an attempt to get a rise out of the PC'er-than-thou types that seem to f*cking everywhere these days.
My dad's black. I think someone else here is mixed race at least...
Cool. You don't give a sh*t though, you'd have mentioned it before if you did.
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I have a black soul.
My dad's black. I think someone else here is mixed race at least...
I have a black soul.
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I think you're mistaking 'soul' with 'heart and conscience'
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My dad's black. I think someone else here is mixed race at least...
I have a black soul.
I think you're mistaking 'soul' with 'heart and conscience'
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