Comedy can be cruel, but it should never have to apologize.

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Comedy can be cruel, but it should never have to apologize.

ER — 4/18/2009 3:25:58 AM (archived)

Damn, everygody gets skewered on this one. Nasa, Civil Rights, Ken Burns, sanctimonious pompous white liberal black studies professors, public broadcasting. I loved it.

Besides, if you have to explain the joke, it just ain't funny.

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History never ceases to amaze me - azstrummer - 4/18/2009 3:08:53 AM
- It was put on Space a while back, but was removed for being offensive. (n/t) - Lee - 4/18/2009 6:42:56 PM
  - *I* find it offensive... (n/t) - Jody - 4/19/2009 4:53:38 PM
  - I don't find that offensive to African-Americans. - ER - 4/19/2009 12:51:48 AM
    - Personally I don't *know* if that would be offensive to African-Americans... - Jody - 4/19/2009 4:33:41 PM
      - I have a black coworker that routinely sends me articles - azstrummer - 4/20/2009 3:01:29 AM
        
        "I'm going to pass this on to her and flat out ask her if me being amused by it is racist?" - RobVG - 4/20/2009 5:07:38 AM
        
        re: "I'm going to pass this on to her and flat out ask her if me being amused by it is racist?" - azstrummer - 4/20/2009 12:31:09 PM
      - Simple, let's just ask our Black Zoners? (n/t) - RobVG - 4/19/2009 5:47:43 PM
        
        Do we have black Zoners? Black Lurkers? - ER - 4/19/2009 8:16:29 PM
        
        I don't try to read each others' mind... - Jody - 4/19/2009 9:27:01 PM
        
        Would I want to show this to my black friends? - FrankC - 4/19/2009 9:50:32 PM
        
        Just another dumb blonde... - Blonde bimbo - 4/19/2009 11:03:23 PM
        
        At myself as much as anyone.... - FrankC - 4/20/2009 1:02:18 AM
        
        I tried it out on my ultra lib (commie) grandson - FrankC - 4/19/2009 6:43:05 PM
      - Lee would have been skewered for posting this. (n/t) - Jody - 4/19/2009 4:54:53 PM
        
        In that case it would go to intent. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/19/2009 8:42:38 PM
        
        You inadvertantly proved my point. (n/t) - Jody - 4/19/2009 9:35:25 PM
        
        I don't think so. Not at all. - Bowser - 4/19/2009 11:41:47 PM
        
        Well aw righty then... - Jody - 4/20/2009 1:40:59 AM
        
        A good rule of thumb. If it's purple, don't eat it. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/20/2009 4:25:10 AM
        
        Not necessarily. (n/t) - ER - 4/19/2009 8:33:55 PM
        
        Well my "wetback" comment was. - Lee - 4/20/2009 2:08:48 AM
        
        A straight? so now we are bringing sexual preference into the discussion? - FrankC - 4/20/2009 3:06:54 AM
        
        Not enough sleep wrecks my spelling. - Lee - 4/20/2009 4:20:52 AM
- A lot of us grew up on Bill Dana in a space suit. - TB - 4/18/2009 4:21:30 PM
  - BTW... - TB - 4/18/2009 4:30:02 PM
    - I read that. - azstrummer - 4/18/2009 4:44:57 PM
- Comedy can be cruel, but it should never have to apologize. - ER - 4/18/2009 3:25:58 AM
  - I've always loved black humor. (n/t) - Eri - 4/18/2009 4:50:26 AM

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