Code of conduct.

[The Piglit]

The politics of acceptability is a fast moving cultural game where, if you keep your eye on the ball you will miss what is happening to the goal posts

[Antisocial]

Just wondered though :-

Bernard Manning (Stand up Comic)

Love thy Neighbour (70s sitcom)

Till Death us do Part (70s sitcom)

Dad's Army (60s/70s Sitcom)

Gimme, Gimme Gimme (recent sitcom)

Little Britain

Peter Kay / Pheonix Nights / Max & Paddy

Put them in an order of acceptance from least acceptable to most acceptable today.

The older stuff would be hoodoo for many, but I sit and watch Peter Kay and wonder how he gets away with some of the stuff he does - same with Little Britain.

I actually like them all as they are funny and at some point in all of the above, practically every walk of society has the piss taken out of them.

The argument would be that the older stuff is about getting you to laugh at the people or groups being ridiculed, where the newer stuff is ridiculing the people making the "joke" or comments. Not sure that arguments stands up as a blanket one though.

[The Piglit]

If you really want the humour of hate, try this joker

http://www.nicepeopleproductions.com...JimmyJones.htm

I once heard a tape of him. He made Bernard Manning sound like Mark Thomas

Nice people? Oh who was it who said Satire is dead?

[Witton Park]

The argument would be that the older stuff is about getting you to laugh at the people or groups being ridiculed, where the newer stuff is ridiculing the people making the "joke" or comments. Not sure that arguments stands up as a blanket one though.

I would actually say that this logic works for Till Death us do Part where Alf was clearly the bigot but the one being made to look foolish.
Not for the others though.

But that's Bigotism surely and unfair to all the reasonable bigots in our inclusive society.

[The Piglit]

perhaps you should leave eh piglit?

Ham off now. Byeeeeeeeeeee!!

[Grouse]

Bigotism isn't a word.

[Henry Porter]

Cripes! I am amazed. As Piglit said all of my (only 8 out of 104) posts on this thread have been reasonable, never once have I bitten back or taken offence or sniped. Read them. I don't even think my points were particularly out of the ordinary. The only reason I started the thread was because I thought it a shame to continue this discussion on the Borrowdale thread, although it had already started there. Why do these ideas (and they have been presented as ideas) upset you so much?

[Bo Peep]

Ham off now. Byeeeeeeeeeee!!

Bigotism isn't a word.

Ham off now. Byeeeeeeeeee! isn't a proper sentence either but at least Piglit made a lot sense on this thread.

[Stolly]

I've just received a (spoof I'm guessing) pm from antisocial saying:

Hi

Just heard the news from Brett.

Sorry you are being banned from the forum for your perceived homophobic and racist comments (Al and the French I think).

Think its a bit harsh, but as he will have said its based on the number of PM's and other complaints he has had. I am sure you have tried to reason with him, but if this goes ahead, (assuming it has not already), I'll say goodbye now.

I have enjoyed sparring with you all on this forum and no doubt will bump into you in races in the future (well not Al as he is too fast).

Best wishes

paul

I think he's picking on me because I have sticky out ears

[stevefoster]

I've just received a (spoof I'm guessing) pm from antisocial saying:



I think he's picking on me because I have sticky out ears

Me too, i've only got one sticky out ear so only got half the message