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

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

And it's ok to make fun of them for that?

[eracerhead.livejournal.com]

yes.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

That's sad.

[eracerhead.livejournal.com]

I agree ignorance is both sad and funny.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

No, it's sad and pathetic that you would make fun of people.

[eracerhead.livejournal.com]

Making fun of ignorance and stupidity is a grand tradition. Anyone who says the US is a christian nation deserves to be made fun of every bit as much as someone who believes the earth is 6,000 years old.