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Originally Posted by Kizzy

Nope they didn't. .. I just said it now.

It's all fun and games until the group being mocked is one you are in, then it's offensive. Unless you have achieved protected status and the joke sees them 'cancelled'.

That's a good point Kizzy.

And it was only later on some of us found out Jimmy Carr being Jimmy Carr was joking about alot of other risque subjects by looks ,which I'm not surprised at. Because as we know there's comedians who have a 'nothing is off limits' humour.

And Jimmy loves the controversy , so he'll do his dead pan ventriloquist dummy face or he'll laugh like a seal . That's what he's known for.

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a book appearing in pound land is the equivalent of a burning these days

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Lots do, Ricky Gervais is shocking in his live shows, Frank Boyle, Stewart Lee, they are known for being Unfiltered.

Are we really so upset about this jibe at travellers, Why..has anyone actually stopped and asked why this is the news story of the week? I see this as a welcome diversion by the media to avoid other issues.
Not saying it shouldn't be spoken about but the whole spin smacks of a diversion tactic.

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Yeah Frankie Boyle is terrible,I've never liked his humour.

His 'joke' about Katie Price's Son Harvey, was grotesque and not funny. You'd think joking about a disabled child would be off limits but not for him. And he never got cancelled , he's still popular than ever.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Yeah Frankie Boyle is terrible,I've never liked his humour.

His 'joke' about Katie Price's Son Harvey, was grotesque and not funny. You'd think joking about a disabled child would be off limits but not for him. And he never got cancelled , he's still popular than ever.

Do you know why?... Because he is Katie Prices son, she is held up for ridicule because it's acceptable to mock her.
In the same way as travellers are, she is seen as in some way 'less than'.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Yeah Frankie Boyle is terrible,I've never liked his humour.



His 'joke' about Katie Price's Son Harvey, was grotesque and not funny. You'd think joking about a disabled child would be off limits but not for him. And he never got cancelled , he's still popular than ever.

Not only that but he had the cheek a few years later to say a joke Ricky Gervais made about Caitlin Jenner was too far and "low hanging fruit"!

I do agree though that was one of the worst I've heard simply because he wasn't joking about a group or an adult who put themselves in the spotlight but an individual disabled child, that could be considered bullying imo

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Originally Posted by Kizzy

Do you know why?... Because he is Katie Prices son, she is held up for ridicule because it's acceptable to mock her.
In the same way as travellers are, she is seen as in some way 'less than'.

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Not only that but he had the cheek a few years later to say a joke Ricky Gervais made about Caitlin Jenner was too far and "low hanging fruit"!

I do agree though that was one of the worst I've heard simply because he wasn't joking about a group or an adult who put themselves in the spotlight but an individual disabled child, that could be considered bullying imo

Yeah that's pretty messed up that Harvey got picked on just because he's Katie Price's Son. The thing is if Frankie Boyle had a brain he could have come up with something witty ,about Katie herself instead of dragging an innocent disabled child into it who can't defend himself.

As for the travelling community, I agree it seems they've always been made fun of or seen in a bad light. And those C4 big fat gypsy wedding programmes don't help matters.

Ikr he actually had the nerve to call Gervais' joke "going too far" . what a bliddy delusional hypocrite Boyle is seriously he's an idiot.

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