[Oliver_W]

Youtube video

Kings of charity.

[Cherie]

[Cherie]

Focusing on younger women lol

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Focusing on younger women lol

To be fair the older birds do know what they're doing!

And it's kind of them to focus on blondes, who are most at risk.

[Kazanne]

Is this an April Fools prank ?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Is this an April Fools prank ?

Probably but funny none the less

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Is this an April Fools prank ?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Is this an April Fools prank ?

Looks more like a satitical show... maybe it's an attempt at a TiBB prank but it's too obvious that it's not a real show .

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Is this an April Fools prank ?

Originally Posted by Cherie

Probably but funny none the less

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Looks more like a satitical show... maybe it's an attempt at a TiBB prank but it's too obvious that it's not a real show .

Well I think it's just sad that some teenagers offer to check out young women's breasts, and people automatically assume foul play...

[Ammi]

...so a the Onion is a satirical show...?...this seems to have been posted in 2008 as well so it’s not an April Fool thing, it’s quite an old segment and the posting date/months vary...?...anyways, that isn’t a criticism, Oliver...just an observation in looking at it because I was confused, was it an April Fool thing or etc...


...I can’t find it funny in any way...(...and that’s no criticism of you either, Oliver...)...breast cancer has been a part of my life and this is equating something sexual to breast examination ...?...or maybe I’m mistaken there and it’s also 12yr old boys...they’re children, we would be abhorred at the thought of anything sexual with an adult and a child so I don’t get the humour...one of the comments I saw was something similar to...’oh so if this is a joke, which 12yr old boy did I just have examine my breasts...’...I mean, really...?...this is so not funny, I can’t even begin with it...

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Well I think it's just sad that some teenagers offer to check out young women's breasts, and people automatically assume foul play...

don't bother bringing anything light hearted to the forum Oliver

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...so a the Onion is a satirical show...?...this seems to have been posted in 2008 as well so it’s not an April Fool thing, it’s quite an old segment and the posting date/months vary...?...anyways, that isn’t a criticism, Oliver...just an observation in looking at it because I was confused, was it an April Fool thing or etc...


...I can’t find it funny in any way...(...and that’s no criticism of you either, Oliver...)...breast cancer has been a part of my life and this is equating something sexual to breast examination ...?...or maybe I’m mistaken there and it’s also 12yr old boys...they’re children, we would be abhorred at the thought of anything sexual with an adult and a child so I don’t get the humour...one of the comments I saw was something similar to...’oh so if this is a joke, which 12yr old boy did I just have examine my breasts...’...I mean, really...?...this is so not funny, I can’t even begin with it...

Spot on

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...so a the Onion is a satirical show...?...this seems to have been posted in 2008 as well so it’s not an April Fool thing, it’s quite an old segment and the posting date/months vary...?...anyways, that isn’t a criticism, Oliver...just an observation in looking at it because I was confused, was it an April Fool thing or etc...


...I can’t find it funny in any way...(...and that’s no criticism of you either, Oliver...)...breast cancer has been a part of my life and this is equating something sexual to breast examination ...?...or maybe I’m mistaken there and it’s also 12yr old boys...they’re children, we would be abhorred at the thought of anything sexual with an adult and a child so I don’t get the humour...one of the comments I saw was something similar to...’oh so if this is a joke, which 12yr old boy did I just have examine my breasts...’...I mean, really...?...this is so not funny, I can’t even begin with it...

I have to agree Ammi, them being 12 (and I think, the presence of ACTUAL children in the studio) makes this unfunny. I can see it working as satire in, say, animation (South Park etc) but those characters are voiced by adults and their dialogue isn't "child-like" either. The young live actors in this makes it really uncomfortable .

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

don't bother bringing anything light hearted to the forum Oliver

I don't know that it is light-hearted though - try flipping the genders and see if it's funny. Two 12 year old girls sat talking about checking adult men for testicular lumps and an adult male host saying "Oh I'll be sure to come on over". I'm not clutching my pearls and deeming the whole thing an unfathomable disgrace, but I do think it pushes into "just unfunny".

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don't know that it is light-hearted though - try flipping the genders and see if it's funny. Two 12 year old girls sat talking about checking adult men for testicular lumps and an adult male host saying "Oh I'll be sure to come on over". I'm not clutching my pearls and deeming the whole thing an unfathomable disgrace, but I do think it pushes into "just unfunny".

are we really going to get into a debate about it?

you missing Harry and Megs thread already?

nah

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I have to agree Ammi, them being 12 (and I think, the presence of ACTUAL children in the studio) makes this unfunny. I can see it working as satire in, say, animation (South Park etc) but those characters are voiced by adults and their dialogue isn't "child-like" either. The young live actors in this makes it really uncomfortable .

12 year old boys talking about gasp 'breasts' ..shocker

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

are we really going to get into a debate about it?

you missing Harry and Megs thread already?

nah

Oliver did post this in Serious Debates and News tbf

[user104658]

TIL Leather Trumpet has Buffalo Bill'd poor Cherie and is now living inside her skin and just posting freely. He thought we wouldn't notice... but we did.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

you missing Harry and Megs thread already?

nah

A bit. It was just getting spicy but I'm not going to lie, the teams were lopsided so it seemed a bit mean.

[Ammi]

...that 12yr old boys may discuss sexual things with their peers doesn’t change that this is something that’s ‘sexualising 12yr old children’ on an actual adult TV show for ‘entertainment’ value...if it was flipped as TS said and these were two girl guides discussing the ‘checking of males’ for testicular cancer, we would be abhorred...not only because they were children but also there is the health aspect...it’s sexualising the checking of bodies for a deadly disease...the whole thing is just extremely uncomfortable from every aspect for me...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ammi

also there is the health aspect...it’s sexualising the checking of bodies for a deadly disease...the whole thing is just extremely uncomfortable from every aspect for me...

That's also true, there are already enough people who avoid examinations and procedures like this and the message to combat that is reassuring people that it's purely clinical... putting out content that sexualises it even as a joke will reinforce those worries and put some people off. With obviously terrible consequences sometimes.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Is this an April Fools prank ?

Smells like it

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oliver did post this in Serious Debates and News tbf

I didn't even notice, I am surprised Arista hasn't asked for a good mod to move it!

[arista]

Some of the replys on the Youtube link
are months old

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

TIL Leather Trumpet has Buffalo Bill'd poor Cherie and is now living inside her skin and just posting freely. He thought we wouldn't notice... but we did.

you know I really take issue with that, like I don't have my own mind or something