Even more Wankery that we find acceptable...

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

While I generally disagree with his politics I think Mr. Savage raises an excellent point.

Now consider this...

Bill Maher and NYT's David Carr the "Middle Places" and "Low-Sloping Foreheads".

I apologise for linking as I seem to be having trouble embedding the video.

Now I would assume that both men in the second video consider themselves to be reasonably intelligent and enlightened men. If accused of being racist or bigoted I would imagine that they would be properly offended.

Which is why I'm going to ask an uncomfortable question, why is it ok to disparage one socio-political/ethnic class as stupid, dangerous, useless, ect... but not another. Would his comments have been more or less offensive had he been talking about "Fags" "Twats" "Spics" "Wops" "Chinks" or *Gasp* "N*ggers"?

Discuss.

Comments

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Why?

Where is the dividing line?

[kylinrouge.livejournal.com]

An actual disparaged group of people. By your logic, mouthbreathers, flatfooted, etc are also in the list with the racial epithets.

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Of course, the core question is "is it ok to disparage broad catagories of people?" Why/Why not?

[kylinrouge.livejournal.com]

Broad category? Mouthbreakers aren't a 'broad category of people'

When you abstract it to the point where it could mean anyone then it is not offensive to any particular subset of people.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Since it's every person on earth, I'd say it's pretty broad.

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Broad category? Mouthbreakers aren't a 'broad category of people'

I'd say that residents of the fly-over AKA "stupid" states qualifies as a category.

Imagine if I were to go on TV and say "All (insert your ethnic group here) are ignorant mouth-breathers", or "all people from (insert your home town's name here) are arrogant pricks and should just shut-up and do what they're told"

Are you saying that this would not be in the least bit offensive to you or someone you know?