[–] 3141592653 ago
Glad u posted this. I actually was going to post about this today, as it is so relevant right now. Unfortunately i have seen that whole sick documentary.
[–] daveywavey86 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
this was a hilarious movie. the aristocrats joke as itself is an exercise in fun debauchery. thats the whole point of the joke. to say the most disgusting things you've ever heard of. i can see why people are getting butthurt about this, but thats because they are just reaffirming their confirmation bias. YES i understand the joke is about pedophilia,beastiality, etc... but it doesnt mean all of these comedians are actually interested in doing these things in real life to actual children.
people need to be able to differentiate between being edgy, and actually having the lust for children, theres a giant difference. i swear people are just deconstructing everything in society to find the "answers" that they want to find. in my humble opinion, this is a stupid, irrelevant fucking post. sorry, but its my opinion and you cant change it, you can only downvoat it.
oh yeah, niggerfaggot.
[–] FreeRebel 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
Well, I'm as outraged about actual abuse as anyone, but I'm also sad about the way we have lost comedy. I mean... it's JUST A JOKE. And jokes have a healthy function. Just like swearing. Like using offensive language. I did not take that movie or the jokes to mean or to imply that the talker was a doer. "Bad men do what good men dream," is the title of a book that explains why good people are so interested in the doings of bad people. We are all human, none of us are free of venal, shameful impulses of one kind or another. I understand completely why all of you are so exercised about this show, but my concerns for civil liberties being speedily eroded are more prominent in my mind. Every day I see more and more of the unhealthy effects of this wave of suppression of expression, and am really disappointed that We The People are so easily swayed to willingly forego the very foundation of our American Revolutionary form of government. This new Right To Not Be Offended is being given precedence, and sure, it has a certain feel-good cachet to it, but the end effect of our giving up the appreciation for the right to OFFENSIVE speech is not going to feel very good for any of us.
[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The whole point of the aristocrats is for the comedian to make it as filthy and offensive as possible and tell it with a straight face. It's the comedian's equivalent off an acting exercise like "pretend you are a palm tree in a hurricane who is trying to keep all your coconuts but failing"
[–] carmencita 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
It's not that simple. There is much more at play here that straight faced comedy. I am sorry, but if you are a normal person you could never come up with stuff like that. Most people think it is immoral stuff and vile.
Well they obviously practiced it. The lines that made it into the movie were the ones that got the biggest reaction
[–] MeatballPizza [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
2:54:15 into the documentary Whoopi Goldberg says the things described in the joke are now being done. She aware of criminal activities and not report it?
[–] MeatballPizza [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yes.
Whoopi's the only one who says "these things are happening now" on the video. Hiding saying they are "just jokes" now has been exposed as a lie by these perverts. They think it's funny because it's part of their behavior or that of their social circle.
[–] MeatballPizza [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The following celebrities are featured in the film, telling the joke themselves and/or providing substantial commentary on its history:
Chris Albrecht Jason Alexander Hank Azaria Shelley Berman Billy the Mime Lewis Black David Brenner Jimmy Buffett Mario Cantone Drew Carey George Carlin Margaret Cho Mark Cohen Carrot Top Billy Connolly Tim Conway Pat Cooper Wayne Cotter Andy Dick Frank DiGiacomo Phyllis Diller Susie Essman Carrie Fisher Joe Franklin Todd Glass Judy Gold Whoopi Goldberg Eddie Gorodetsky Gilbert Gottfried Dana Gould Allan Havey Eric Idle Dom Irrera Eddie Izzard Richard Jeni Jake Johannsen The Amazing Johnathan Alan Kirschenbaum Jay Kogen Sue Kolinsky Paul Krassner Cathy Ladman Lisa Lampanelli Richard Lewis Wendy Liebman Bill Maher Howie Mandel Merrill Markoe Jay Marshall Jackie Martling Chuck McCann Michael McKean Eric Mead Larry Miller Martin Mull Kevin Nealon Taylor Negron The Onion editorial staff Otto and George Rick Overton Gary Owens Trey Parker and Matt Stone The Passing Zone Penn & Teller Emo Philips Peter Pitofsky Kevin Pollak Paul Reiser Andy Richter Don Rickles Chris Rock Gregg Rogell Jeffrey Ross Jon Ross Rita Rudner Bob Saget T. Sean Shannon Harry Shearer Sarah Silverman Bobby Slayton The Smothers Brothers Carrie Snow Doug Stanhope David Steinberg Jon Stewart Larry Storch Rip Taylor Dave Thomas Johnny Thompson Peter Tilden Bruce Vilanch Fred Willard Robin Williams Steven Wright
[–] carmencita ago
No one surprised my except Carrie Fisher and Tim Conway. Go figure. I think Carrie was abused and later saw the light and removed herself that's why she had problems with drugs and drinking. Tim, Well, I guess you have to pay to play. Sick and Sad. Comedy It Is NOT.
[–] adaya ago
In 2005, when I saw Aristocrats thought it was the other kind of “Irony” now get that it’s the more technical example of: when the exact thing you were joking about happens