[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

It's not that all of the commentary was bad, I think the one you mention was especially apt, pointing out the inherent irony of that line of ... resistence? "Stop saying offensive things you TERF wh ore!!" etc. ... you see this sort of thing on Twitter constantly.

It's something that's plagued TiBB from time to time as well. But doesn't it just unfortunately sum up the impasse of social media discourse in general. "Stop saying things that I find offensive, you disgusting piece of ****!"

Yeah, absolutely spot on. It feels a bit like we're all losing the ability to communicate properly (and constructively) with each other. It's sad to see

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, absolutely spot on. It feels a bit like we're all losing the ability to communicate properly (and constructively) with each other. It's sad to see

Unfortunately now it's just insults thrown at people rather than discussion. JK Rowling is proof of that ,the food of hate she got ....was like a unhealthy cult.

[bots]

i think Chappelle's humour is much deeper than many of today's audience are capable of understanding. I'm sure the audience didn't used to be so thick

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by SantaslettertoMeghan

i think Chappelle's humour is much deeper than many of today's audience are capable of understanding. I'm sure the audience didn't used to be so thick

Also the people complaining about his comedy special,how many of them actually watched it ? .

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Christmas Lights

Also the people complaining about his comedy special,how many of them actually watched it ? .

This is a problem too of course - too many people making assessments based on 30 second TikTok clips rather than an hour long show in context.

That's a problem with... Pretty much everything at the moment let's face it.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

This is a problem too of course - too many people making assessments based on 30 second TikTok clips rather than an hour long show in context.

That's a problem with... Pretty much everything at the moment let's face it.

It happens with youtube title videos aswell , people get outraged ...before actually watching the video they're supposedly upset about . It's like people automatically wait to be offended now .

[user104658]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

It happens with youtube title videos aswell , people get outraged ...before actually watching the video they're supposedly upset about . It's like people automatically wait to be offended now .

For the last couple of years the YouTube comment section has been best ignored entirely, it's a complete dumpster fire ... I think half of the comments are bots as well (again, AI robots ... not the TiBB member, he doesn't have time).

[user104658]

Originally Posted by SantaslettertoMeghan

i think Chappelle's humour is much deeper than many of today's audience are capable of understanding. I'm sure the audience didn't used to be so thick

Agreed, I think he's taken at face value when what he's getting at is rarely that.

That comes with pitfalls from both sides; one that will think he's just being hateful and hate him from it, and another that will think he's just being hateful and celebrate him for it. Chappelle to his credit hasn't gone down the route of leaning into and actively pandering to those people like some other high profile examples (Jordan Peterson would be exhibit A for me).

[bots]

i've seen death threats made to content owners on youtube, and not on subjects that anyone could find offensive in any way. That doesn't strike me as normal

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i've seen death threats made to content owners on youtube, and not on subjects that anyone could find offensive in any way. That doesn't strike me as normal

My wife's had a threat of violence or two over peer-reviewed research that's been through multiple layers of University ethics . People are wonderful creatures.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i've seen death threats made to content owners on youtube, and not on subjects that anyone could find offensive in any way. That doesn't strike me as normal

There's normally two types of people that make death threats towards Youtubers.

1. 12 year olds
2. Psychopaths

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

There's normally two types of people that make death threats towards Youtubers.

1. 12 year olds
2. Psychopaths

That pretty much sums of the youtube algorithm of cesspool swamp.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

That pretty much sums of the youtube algorithm of cesspool swamp.

You're probably right.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

You're probably right.

Just the other day i got an angry reply , to a comment i made months ago lol .

[Beso]

The only thing that needs cancelling is the internet.

[Alf]

Has anyone seen the sitcom "White Gold" which has both Joe Thomas and James Buckley in it? It also has Rachel Shenton in it who played Mitzeee in Hollyoaks.

I just want to know if anyone watched it and is it worth watching?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

Has anyone seen the sitcom "White Gold" which has both Joe Thomas and James Buckley in it? It also has Rachel Shenton in it who played Mitzeee in Hollyoaks.

I just want to know if anyone watched it and is it worth watching?

Its watchable but nit that funny. The first season anyway, I didn't continue with it. Simon and Jay are literally just Simon and Jay selling double glazing. Exactly the same characters.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Its watchable but nit that funny. The first season anyway, I didn't continue with it. Simon and Jay are literally just Simon and Jay selling double glazing. Exactly the same characters.

yes and its worth watching

its not golden but its better than a lot of sh1t

[Alf]

I'll give it a try then. As a connoisseur of the British sitcom, I'm desperate for something new that is watchable. It's extremely rare to find one these days.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Alf

I'll give it a try then. As a connoisseur of the British sitcom, I'm desperate for something new that is watchable. It's extremely rare to find one these days.

Not British, but did you ever watch parks and rec? Seems like something that you wouldn't have wanted to watch, but you should give it a try if you didn't.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Not British, but did you ever watch parks and rec? Seems like something that you wouldn't have wanted to watch, but you should give it a try if you didn't.

It has a good rating of 8.6 on Imdb. But for some reason I just can't do American sitcoms. I could when I was younger. I grew up watching The Munsters, The Golden Girls and Married with children and others. But having delved into the Golden age of British sitcoms, the American stuff just doesn't do it for me now, infact I stopped trying years ago.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Alf

It has a good rating of 8.6 on Imdb. But for some reason I just can't do American sitcoms. I could when I was younger. I grew up watching The Munsters, The Golden Girls and Married with children and others. But having delved into the Golden age of British sitcoms, the American stuff just doesn't do it for me now, infact I stopped trying years ago.

Interesting
I’m exactly the opposite.. only US sitcoms make me giggle . British ones apart from maybe The Plebs and a couple of others leave me cold ..


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[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Alf

It has a good rating of 8.6 on Imdb. But for some reason I just can't do American sitcoms. I could when I was younger. I grew up watching The Munsters, The Golden Girls and Married with children and others. But having delved into the Golden age of British sitcoms, the American stuff just doesn't do it for me now, infact I stopped trying years ago.

That's a shame as you miss out on a lot of good shows - if you do decide to dip your toe into the water then def give PnR a chance.

Have you seen all the coogan Paul calf video diaries?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

That's a shame as you miss out on a lot of good shows - if you do decide to dip your toe into the water then def give PnR a chance.

Have you seen all the coogan Paul calf video diaries?

Yeah seen all the Calf stuff. Pretty much seen all Coogan's stuff although I didn't get through his latest Alan Partridge program where he's hosting a show like "The one show" I didn't enjoy that much, it just wasn't up to Alan Partridge standard. Probably due to the fact that Armando Ianucci wasn't involved.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

I'll give it a try then. As a connoisseur of the British sitcom, I'm desperate for something new that is watchable. It's extremely rare to find one these days.

One thing I will say for it - it was actually interesting to "learn" about the early 80's "double glazing gold rush". You don't hear much about the classic double glazing salesman these days.