[MR] Not Funny cartoon

[thurman]

Sir:

Please post to the group, and do not email me privately

thorfinn

Rupert Gaddy wrote:

> I am amazed at the number of posts that one link has caused, and even more
> amazed that I have to step forward to defend our Baron!
>
> Geez! Could we all lighten up a little on this?
>
> As I teach in my classes, there is NO POLITICALLY CORRECT HUMOR.....by
> definition, Comedy is a distortion of reality, a distortion  which
> generally mocks, sterotypes,  exagerates, or otherwise lampoons an
> individual, a group, or a specific behavior.
>
> In politically correct circles there is never a "looser" and comedy
> requires that someone LOSE.....be embarassed, mocked, etc.
>
> The purpose may be to correct behavior considered as "outside the norm" of
> society.........and herein lies the problem....in our society there is
> little behavior or character trait considered as outside the
> norm......there are few if any norms and the PC circles are trying to
> bannish the few that exists so that anything is acceptable.  In PC circles
> even a joke about a child molester is frowned upon as in some way
> discrimination against the actions of the child molester....sick but true!
>
> Laugh or don't Laugh....its a matter of taste, of personal experience, or
> identification with one or more of the characters in the cartoon.
>
> Could we limit our comments to "that offended me" which is a valid
> statement based upon an individual response and not arguable rather than a
> statement of what is correct, or etc...which is certainly arguable.
>
> Rupert, the college prof who teaches Comedy
>
> At 07:09 AM 4/10/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Good Morrow Sir Knight,
> >
> >This sort of thing appears to happen often on newgroups and mailing lists.
> >People either are more offensive than they ever would be in public, or
> they feel
> >the unreasoned need to become PC police and find offense everywhere just to
> >teach us all the Right Way. Perhaps if your detractor were to look at the
> >cartoon again, you would receive the apology that YOU deserve. There was
> nothing
> >wrong with the cartoon or your comments about it. I, BTW, know neither
> you, your
> >detractor,  nor your lady. I speak from the sidelines as a neutral person.
> >
> >thorfinn
> >
> >Sir Janos of Cyddlain Downs wrote:
> >
> >> I am sorry the cartoon offended you.  I merely saw a published cartoon that
> >> involved the SCA so I thought I would pass it on.  For those who know my
> >> Lady, Baroness Rachel Wallace, they can quite understand how that would fit
> >> her.  A mace to the head would be a normal response from her in such a
> >> situation.  Actually, she prefers to pincushion her victims from 20 paces
> >> with her crossbow and I have the bruises to prove it. :-)
> >> Once again, I am truly sorry this offended you, it was not intended.
> >>
> >> Janos
> >>
> >> > Well, howbeit if HE is called Wobbly or Dick Tete or let's forget about
> >> this
> >> > kind of cartoon.  Sexist is unnecesary and unfunny, either way ya look at
> >> > it.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >    Hmm, I think maybe the Lady's name should be Rachel but woozy works!
> >> > >
> >> > > http://www.iwon.com/home/today/cartoon_funny_view/0,16297,2|-2,00.html
> >> > >
> >
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