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thunderlips11 says

All cultures are equal.

(This post is sarcastic to those who practice hyper-tolerance)

True that. A culture that arrests gays is inferior to one that doesn't. A culture that honor kills women who have been raped is inferior to one that doesn't. A culture that oppresses behavior that does not harm others is inferior to one that doesn't. One only has to look at the history book chapters on 1930-1945 Nazi culture to see that cultures are not all equally good or acceptable.

A true lover of liberty seeks to make culture better rather than whitewashing any culture. That goes for your own culture and everyone else's. I have no problem saying that American culture is better than Middle Eastern culture because it clearly is. And I have no trouble saying that European culture is better than American culture in most regards because it clearly is as well. I'd rather acknowledge the failings of our society or other societies in order to correct them than ignore those failings for some false sense of patriotism or tolerance..

marcus says

Stay classy Dan.

I pity those who cannot appreciate low-brow humor as much as I pity those who cannot appreciate high-brow humor and for the exact same reason. People who limit their appreciation of the universe to some narrow cultural parameters are only cheating themselves out of life.

Dan8267 says

A true lover of liberty seeks to make culture better rather than whitewashing any culture. That goes for your own culture and everyone else's. I have no problem saying that American culture is better than Middle Eastern culture because it clearly is. And I have no trouble saying that European culture is better than American culture in most regards because it clearly is as well. I'd rather acknowledge the failings of our society or other societies in order to correct them than ignore those failings for some false sense of patriotism or tolerance..

Hear, hear. Having a few dirty clothes thrown over the exercise machine is vastly superior to being a Hoarder who has the heads of gay men buried under boxes of removed clitorises (clitorii?) underneath the bloody shirts of slaves.

Dan8267 says

I pity those who cannot appreciate low-brow humor

Not the point. For one thing, even you must find some things to be in poor taste. But even if you don't, how can you not know that some or many people would find it in poor taste. How can you not care ? I'm not going to say that I pity you for not caring that a wide range of readers might be grossed out more than they are tickled. Let's just say I can't begin to relate. It's like that guy sbh. I like a lot of his posts, but I have him on ignore because I never know when he's going to post his next picture of someone eating shit. It's not that it bothers me, as much as it bothers me that someone would have such disregard for the entire forum (well okay it does gross me out too)

I guess it's sort of like this. Even though I don't expect people to have much in the way of manners or politeness here, there is still some kind of line of reasonable decorum, and I do actually set that line pretty low here. Still, really ?

turtledove says

A couple of years ago when my kids were in second grade they informed me that it's racist to distinguish between bread types. So to say, "I want white bread on my sandwich" is apparently racist.

Good thing nobody showed up to class with a bag of brazil nuts.

marcus says

For one thing, even you must find some things to be in poor taste.

There is one and only one rule in humor: don't pick on the weak. That's it. Everything else is fair game. The less appropriate the better. Humor is not suppose to be appropriate. It's suppose to push the envelope.

marcus says

How can you not care ?

Life's too short to limit your experiences in order to conform to what other people think they should be.

Dan8267 says

Life's too short to limit your experiences in order to conform to what other people think they should be.

Again, not the point of manners.

Are you going to tell me that if some very cool people that might have some interesting ideas to share, or who might even learn from you on one of your better days, were turned off to the forum because of what you or sbh calls low brow humor, and they left, that that's their problem ?

I suppose it is. But if it affects the quality of the forum ? I think it disrespects Patrick (not that he cares at this point).

What if you threw a party, and some guy there was such a jerk that it made most of the women there think it was a fucked up party ?

marcus says

"that's racist !"

I wonder what they'd say about this:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gfNhiRGQ-js

The very point he's making about the "N" word is in fact what has happened with the "F" word which would have caused apoplexy if used in public before 1965.

marcus says

Again, not the point of manners.

Now you are trying to make a false equivalency. A low brow joke told at the expense of a racist, vile troll is not "bad manners". We're not eating diner at a fine restaurant.

If you don't like the joke, that's fine, not everyone has to find the same thing funny, but don't deprive others of it. Laughter is the most honest expression.

P N Dr Lo R says

I wonder what they'd say about this:

I think Marcus would call it bad manners. Ironic given the original post of this thread.

By the way, Lenny Bruce was a genius and absolutely right about the power of the word "nigger" being destroyed if it were commonly used and in a non-demeaning way. It's like he foresaw the African-American re-purposing of the word to rob it of its power.

Dan8267 says

not everyone has to find the same thing funny

True enough. My idea of being funny (or attempt at being funny) was when I said:

marcus says

Stay classy Dan

Dan8267 says

I think Marcus would call it bad manners

No, Lenny Bruce was a creative comedian/performance artist, and he had a point beyond shock value. And people went to his performance expecting to be shocked. It's not what many of the people here are here for.

Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Howard Stern. It's always the people pushing the envelope of what it acceptable that give the rest of us the breathing room to be honest.

you must 'be', before you can 'stay'...

marcus says

Stay classy Dan.

Dan8267 says

Howard Stern

When I used to work in Dallas I had a four mile drive straight across on Mockingbird Lane and I got to listen to Howard Stern for just 30 minutes but by the time I'd pulled into the garage I was convulsed laughing. I still think of his routines with Robin and Baba-Booey--nothing or no one was off limits!

George was by far the most immoral. Sniveling coward of a man. We were laughing with everyone else. But George, everyone was laughing at his expense.

Newman was a turd but at least he was self sufficient financially and put in a days work, albeit half assing it.

This thread was an absolute train wreck. That hydro cabron idiot intentionally drenched his ass backwards takes in sarcasm to make it difficult to argue with him.

And Marcus, good grief, I’ve rarely met such a confused person. I about died of laughter when I found out he was emailing IWOG for mental and emotional support.

2015...

this was when "political correctness" was starting to get really crazy. I recall discussions w/ friends and coworkers about it.

Not sure the exact year, but the crazy unreasonable "PC" shit soon was called wokeness.

Interesting that it wasn't the debates over how to spend money, origin of life, etc. that made the die hard lefties on the board quit, but feelings about Trump and what he might do, Gays and Trannies, etc.

The very thing Lefties and Hard Liberals said was not a big deal, just "Cultural", was the shit they flounced over.

Basically the woke crowd left when they realized that there were people here who would not accept their bullying anymore.

Hircus says

2015...

this was when "political correctness" was starting to get really crazy. I recall discussions w/ friends and coworkers about it.

I have the same recollection and discussions. It was coming out of the schools in a big way at that time. The media grabbed onto it.

I saw a bar chart a while back counting the number of times the media discussed 'race' and it spiked (never dropped) around that time as well.

NDrLoR says

When I used to work in Dallas I had a four mile drive straight across on Mockingbird Lane and I got to listen to Howard Stern for just 30 minutes but by the time I'd pulled into the garage I was convulsed laughing. I still think of his routines with Robin and Baba-Booey--nothing or no one was off limits!

What a bitch ass punk Howard Stern turned out to be. But I suspected his true Scumbag potential the way he vocally and publicly chose his radio audience and career over his wife and family. Those were not the actions of a Man, but a little sniveling shit mouse.

Hircus says

2015...

this was when "political correctness" was starting to get really crazy... the crazy unreasonable "PC" shit soon was called wokeness.

The Political Correctness was in full swing and going off the rails, way back in 2007 when I first came to Patnet by the Liberal cabal here.
You are correct though it was around 2015 it morphed into being conscripted into the Commie cause and rebranded as Woke.

In 2007 I was amazed how everything you said or typed could be construed as politically incorrect and fulcrum point for those that were incensed to attack and assault your character. I gained a deep understanding of the modern Liberal from here, it collided with the lessons my father and History teachers taught me about how to spot a Commie.

Looking back though, I now realize I was attacked here for saying the modern Socialist and Democrats are walking a razor thin line to Commie town. Because I was spot on and it annoyed the shit out of them I was blowing their cover.

Or it could have just been the broken clock syndrome, after years of calling every asshole I came across in my life a "Pinko Commie Shit Bird". I finally found the mother lode at Patnet.

Tenpoundbass says

Pinko Commie Shit Bird

lol

Tenpoundbass says

Looking back though, I now realize I was attacked here for saying the modern Socialist and Democrats are walking a razor thin line to Commie town. Because I was spot on and it annoyed the shit out of them I was blowing their cover.

When was this? I would have attacked you in 2007 for saying this kind of crap, because the Republican party used "commie" in the same way that the Democrats now use the word "fascist".

It was just a smear and a very hypocritical one at that. The Bush administration implemented nationwide surveillance, they attacked political opponents using the IRS, they implemented the widespread use of propaganda. They bailed out the banks if you recall. They were communists then, just like Antifa are fascists. I remember when Al-Jazeera was taken off the net during the Iraq war. I remember them attacking Wikileaks and Julian Assange for telling the truth.

I would say both parties are simply authoritarian, and communism / fascism - they don't care which one wins. As long as it's complete and total oppression.

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I wanted to rewatch "PCU" (1994) tonight but it is unavailable on streaming and is out of print on disc.

I wonder why...