D.A.F.C Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I'm annoyed that mighty boosh and league of gentleman got cancelled from Netflix because some white person decided that a clown was somehow racist.Did anyone ever think that was a portrayal of a black face and not a clown/circus guy?I can see the arguement for little Britain but even then just stop being butthurt on other people's behalf.They ripped the pish out of scottish folk as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, D.A.F.C said: I'm annoyed that mighty boosh and league of gentleman got cancelled from Netflix because some white person decided that a clown was somehow racist. Did anyone ever think that was a portrayal of a black face and not a clown/circus guy? I can see the arguement for little Britain but even then just stop being butthurt on other people's behalf. They ripped the pish out of scottish folk as well. You can buy the box set off Amazon and watch it until your heart is content. Alternatively, you could not do that and continue to be annoyed that you can't watch a very specific programme on a very specific streaming channel and then bore the rest of us to death on here with your "HOW IS THIS FAIR?" pish. You seem the one that is most "butthurt" here. You're utterly relentless. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, ali_91 said: What has JK Rowling been cancelled from? Some consumers have decided not to buy her books because they disagree with her frankly abhorrent trolling and bullying of a minority community. The idea that people cannot choose to not consume someone’s art because of their views is absurd. Playing down JK Rowling’s opinions as ‘one utterance,’ massively downplays her consistent attacks, only today she is peddling retransitioning as if it is a common thing, where in actual fact .5% of transgender people will look to do so. She is a massive bigot whether she’s an ‘obnoxious c**t,’ or not. Suggest you look in a mirror. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 It wasn't 'one utterance' with JK Rowling though she's well along the Linehan path of turning her brain into sewage 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I’m sorry, there’s probably a perfectly valid debate about ‘cancel culture’ to be had. ’Whether JK Rowling is a horrible transphobic bigot’ isn’t a debate - she quite simply, and openly, is one. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 You can buy the box set off Amazon and watch it until your heart is content. Alternatively, you could not do that and continue to be annoyed that you can't watch a very specific programme on a very specific streaming channel and then bore the rest of us to death on here with your "HOW IS THIS FAIR?" pish. You seem the one that is most "butthurt" here. You're utterly relentless.^^^offended by a statue type post 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Pish, pish and more pish. Farage has stood for election to the House of Commons in 5 general elections and 2 by-elections and has lost every single fucking one of them. If the people in his constituency don't want to hear his views, why are they forced on the rest of the nation? How much of a platform do actual, elected Green MPs/MSPs get in the press? Fucking none. So this "democracy deserves to hear from everyone" line is absolute nonsense. Because FPTP is pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 40 minutes ago, The Moonster said: You can buy the box set off Amazon and watch it until your heart is content. Alternatively, you could not do that and continue to be annoyed that you can't watch a very specific programme on a very specific streaming channel and then bore the rest of us to death on here with your "HOW IS THIS FAIR?" pish. You seem the one that is most "butthurt" here. You're utterly relentless. I assume the Mighty Boosh episode is the one with the jazz guy who pretends to be Howard’s father/second cousin twice removed. It is black face. No question about it, even if there’s no malice it’s still a white guy dressed up as a black man, ergo black face. It may or may not be racist, but to broadcast it is totally tone deaf. And, of course, a non issue that even the writers and actors involved aren’t complaining about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, Detournement said: Because FPTP is pish. Whilst that might be true, it makes no sense to choose your politicians by FPTP and then give platforms to the ones who didn't win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: I assume the Mighty Boosh episode is the one with the jazz guy who pretends to be Howard’s father/second cousin twice removed. It is black face. No question about it, even if there’s no malice it’s still a white guy dressed up as a black man, ergo black face. It may or may not be racist, but to broadcast it is totally tone deaf. And, of course, a non issue that even the writers and actors involved aren’t complaining about. He's a skeleton I thought? The Spirit of Jazz is as blackface as the band Kiss. The character Rudy on the other hand... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, ali_91 said: This is absolutely it. No matter what your centrist da’s like Pandarilla and JTS think, free ‘speech’ applies to both those speaking and those offering the platform. The idea that fascists should be given a platform because they will lose the debate is absolutely fanciful, giving fascists a platform leads to radicalisation. I wonder if the reaction would be the same were it suggested we should give Abu Hamza a seat on question time? BuT fREe SpeECh, bEAt tHeM wITh DEbaTE!!! I'd watch that question time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: He's a skeleton I thought? The Spirit of Jazz is as blackface as the band Kiss. The character Rudy on the other hand... There’s that guy as well. There are actually a few, in fairness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: ^^^offended by a statue type post It's hilarious that you've spent pages, days even (days which included a time out ban from a mod FFS), bemoaning that folk are victimising and assuming things about you based on a few posts on here, and yet here you are assuming I have a problem with a statue based on one single post. Yer mask has long slipped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 54 minutes ago, ali_91 said: iTs tHE pEOplE CalLiNg OuT tHE BigOTs ThAT aRE tHE BiGoTs!!!! Well no, you just come across as someone looking for a target. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 57 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: I’m sorry, there’s probably a perfectly valid debate about ‘cancel culture’ to be had. ’Whether JK Rowling is a horrible transphobic bigot’ isn’t a debate - she quite simply, and openly, is one. Didn't she say that people who menstruate were called women? I'm on a few lgbt forums/fb groups and opinions seem to be fairly evenly split on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bennett said: Didn't she say that people who menstruate were called women? I'm on a few lgbt forums/fb groups and opinions seem to be fairly evenly split on it. I think that was the start of it, but she’s recently been comparing gender confirmation surgery to gay conversion therapy, amongst other things. In any case, “people who menstruate” and “women” aren’t synonyms of each other. Edited July 10, 2020 by oneteaminglasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, throbber said: A Union Jack anywhere near the twitter handle is the calling card of a very aggressive, unpleasant moron. Some video nonetheless. and the "Infidel" label is claimed with pride by people who almost certainly think it's Arabic as opposed to Latin Edited July 10, 2020 by topcat(The most tip top) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I quite liked the Scottish bits on Little Britain. "Scotland is a country that welcomes literally tens of tourists each year" cracked me up the first time I heard it [emoji4]Aberdoon stook hoose[emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 He's a skeleton I thought? The Spirit of Jazz is as blackface as the band Kiss. The character Rudy on the other hand... What about naboo?It never entered my mind that such surreal and ridiculous characters could be misconstrued as racist.You could find racism in almost any show if you looked at everything in such a critical manner.Hes a skeleton ffs.Is Raymond boombox racist?No he's meant to be a cop from Brooklyn.Who cares what colour he is its ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 It's hilarious that you've spent pages, days even (days which included a time out ban from a mod FFS), bemoaning that folk are victimising and assuming things about you based on a few posts on here, and yet here you are assuming I have a problem with a statue based on one single post. Yer mask has long slipped.We can do this to you but you can't do this to us.Seems a bit hypocritical. Just like your arguments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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