I should mention that it's not like I'm trying to shame anyone into not liking South Park, but it does become pretty problematic when you start taking the message seriously without doing a real analysis. I think most rational people would be appalled if they did that. Does anybody really think sexual harassment laws are fascism? South Park does, and they actively try to get you to believe that as well.
found this relevant and interesting:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/matt-stone-trey-parker-ar_n_475744.htmlArticle mentions that they actually felt bad when they took shots at Kanye West and Kanye responded by apologizing for being the way he is (dickish).
Also, I suppose I never thought that was what you were trying to do (convince me to hate the show or even its creators). But I felt it important to at least inform rather than be silent of my enjoyment of the show. I felt like I'd be deceitful to not do so.
From what I'm getting here, most of you don't like dickheaded comedy or even comedy based around the very idea of just being a horrible person or horrible people messing with those who may or may not deserve it. South Park has it occasionally and Tosh is almost nothing but that. Its a kind of extreme schaden freud maybe? IDK.
i don't think i'm particularly standing up for the south park losers when i say that this is giving daniel tosh way too much credit. but i'm not really able to entertain the thought of comparing daniel tosh to anything but an intestinal parasite. like i know some people who somehow still like south park and i don't HATE them for it, even though i STRONGLY DISAPPROVE of such behavior. i don't know anybody who likes daniel tosh but if i did i would probably construct an internment camp and keep them in it away from all the actual people.
I don't tend to make statements about how I utterly loathe anyone for wanting to see any type of entertainment. Even in a joking fashion. I guess I'm just boring that way. Then again, I don't hate. I get angry, emotional, stupid about people I don't like. But hate is something you have to think about and come to a conclusion to. Something I have not done since childhood.
I also guess you would hate me, Hundley. I've laughed at Daniel Tosh's jokes, the apparently forbidden comedian.
also yeah the reason i picked the word poisonous is because of the way people do base their ideas about a LOT of things around it.
You place blame on the show. And I suppose I understand where you are coming from, but I'd place more of the blame on the people basing their ideas on it than the show.
Not to stick up for any particular show/comedian mentioned thus far, but is there a single comedic act that gets salt world's approval? I don't think I've ever seen mention to one that doesn't end with it being shunned by the forum.
IDK. I'm sure you mention anything, comedy or not you'll find someone out there with a reason to hate it.
i like all sorts of shit. i like all sorts of problematic shit. i just don't really post much about it on the forums. or much of anything.
See, I guess this is my problem. I've posted my problematic shit. I regretted it. I think this is because I care too much about what people on the internet think of me. But I think I'm starting to snap out of that. Or snap in some sense of the word at least.