The_Kincardine Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, Empty It said: The fringe is shite, it's just a gathering of pretentious wankers who just have to be seen at the fringe for all their social media followers. No. The Fringe of 40 years ago was all about pretentious wankers. The Fringe of today is all about the mainstream and the commercial. The Fringe needs a Fringe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Leith Green said: I dont really care what The Pleasance pr dweebs say, and couldnt really care less if JS got his wee tadger out on stage (people naked at the fringe is pretty normal) but I think the days of it being acceptable to get up on a stage and use the term "paki" died with my dads generation. Appreciate you mean in context of abuse, but thought it worth mentioning that Paki, and other slurs, were used in Richard Herring's Hitler Moustache show, and that was a polemic against racism. IIRC he claimed to "hate Pakis" as part of the routine, but the context was critical, as it was a theatrical conceit to mock the hypocrisies and irrationalities of racists. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 That's Souness cancelled for saying "it's a man game" and triggering thousands of people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Hope they cancel more Fringe shows tbh. An absolute bloated abomination now that closes off public spaces to residents purely to fill the pockets of the 5%. Except The Ladyboys of Bangkok obviously. Was there on Friday and it was superb. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I like how the Pleasance's follow-up statement implies that they are perfectly content to host acts indulging in moderate racism and misogyny, but extreme stuff is just a step too far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stringer Bell said: Hope they cancel more Fringe shows tbh. An absolute bloated abomination now that closes off public spaces to residents purely to fill the pockets of the 5%. Except The Ladyboys of Bangkok obviously. Was there on Friday and it was superb. I'm off to see Shannon Matthews the Musical for a second time next week. Only thing I've genuinely enjoyed at the Fringe for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: I'm off to see Shannon Matthews the Musical for a second time next week. Only thing I've genuinely enjoyed at the Fringe for years. Cancel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Just now, Binos said: Cancel Cancel who? Me?, the production?, the performers?, the venue?, Shannon Matthews? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, Stringer Bell said: Hope they cancel more Fringe shows tbh. An absolute bloated abomination now that closes off public spaces to residents purely to fill the pockets of the 5%. Except The Ladyboys of Bangkok obviously. Was there on Friday and it was superb. It is busy - but I do like the Fringe. We are just off the Meadows so dead handy for George Sq etc - we booked up a fair few things early on and have 3 shows next week and a couple the week after. Think it works better if you dip in and out - would be mental to spend a whole day doing 3 or 4 shows. Also did Simple Minds on Friday - they were excellent. Strangely, never seen the Ladyboys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: I like how the Pleasance's follow-up statement implies that they are perfectly content to host acts indulging in moderate racism and misogyny, but extreme stuff is just a step too far. It was like a parody of virtue signalling, meaningless HR tosh. If they weren't going to be specific about their objections they should have just stayed quiet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: I like how the Pleasance's follow-up statement implies that they are perfectly content to host acts indulging in moderate racism and misogyny, but extreme stuff is just a step too far. Personal highlight was the suggestion that even mere depictions of arbitrary “unacceptable actions” would result in similar action being taken. Doing impressions of Trump saying Trumpy things, which is about as weak as patter gets, would therefore fall foul too. I’m guessing the statement guy is best sticking to making sure there’s enough crisps and lager in stock rather than doing the whole paragon of virtue thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 35 minutes ago, bennett said: That's Souness cancelled for saying "it's a man game" and triggering thousands of people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: Cancel who? Me?, the production?, the performers?, the venue?, Shannon Matthews? Shannon matthews thing, get it cancelled 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I'll see if I can talk one of the cast into wheeching their dobber oot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Poor Graeme; we'll all miss him now that we'll never hear his views in the media again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Shannon Matthews, cancelled by the woke mob. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 9 hours ago, Lyle Lanley said: I love comparisons like this. Edson Braafheid has played in more World Cup Finals than Cristiano Ronaldo. Djimi Traore has won more Champions Leagues than Manchester City. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sergeant Wilson Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 10 hours ago, ICTChris said: Shannon Matthews, cancelled by the woke mob. She wasn't even black! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Glen Sannox said: So because you think he’s chronic, nobody else should get to see him. What is acceptable to say on stage? Other people can see him though, just not at the Pleasance. I guess if you speak English like Twitter people this is a cancelling by wokery. It's not a free speech issue though. Sadowitz is free to say whatever he wants. He just can't use the Pleasance's stage to say it from. This is a commercial dispute. The pleasance has decided they have some corporate values they want to protect and project. They're entitled to do that. Considering what the Fringe is supposed to be, I'm not convinced that positioning themselves next to Mary Whitehouse is great PR. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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