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Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

Lee was pretty much unknown then, though. He is still not that well known now. Nothing wrong with crossing the line but there has to be good reasons, not just ******** on everything popular and the very crowd you should be pleasing for the sake of it.

Look at Bill Hicks. He basically got down on his hands and knees, loved through hate, and essentialy begged his audience to help him make the world a better place and think a bit more. And he was funny as fuck doing it.

Yep, Hicks was excellent but I think you're being a tad harsh on Lee because there's actually a weight of intellect behind his jokes, even if they're very close at times to being overtly offensive (which is actually half the thrill for me anyway!). Like any great comic or artist, he challenges the audience to think and participate, rather then just sit there and giggle, you know? It may not be to your tastes - at times I myself find it off-putting - but you have to give him credit for doing something different anyway.