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Hilarious. Bunch of pricks

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1271683112066523136?s=09

No one wants to go to Whitby at the best of times.

There's a great folk festival there. I know lots of people who love going.

It was hyperbole. You see the grey weather in those photos? That's peak summer there.

I don't think they've read the bike tag rules

It was hyperbole.

You don't say. :)

I’d have thought you’d be more interested in the Goth festival Oliver?

It's interesting, there are a lot of comedies like this. A portion of the audience are either laughing at, or with the protagonist and both sets can equally enjoy it. For example, The Office: when Brent creates awkward situations some are laughing at him in pity. Some are honestly laughing with him and how he offends others. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Alan Partridge, Blackadder etc.

I'd argue that Alan Partridge is very clearly at the expense of Alan not the people he interacts with. But I agree there's definitely more comedies like Fawlty Towers where the line is blurred, the difference is they don't racially abuse the other party.

The example in my mind is the guy with the mole on Austin Powers, it's very similar to the German stuff in FT, the joke is meant to be at Austin but it's also clearly partly at the expense of the guy with the mole. Just replace mole with German and you've basically got Fawlty Towers except not xenophobic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rc5G04nJecI

Yes, last couple of pages just had me thinking how popular this character is in comedy.

Same with Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part.

Warren Mitchell assumed the character would be widely disliked for his small-mindedness and racism, but he became a hero to many for "saying it like it is."

Good example.

I’d have thought you’d be more interested in the Goth festival Oliver?

Not grim enough, goth has got nothing on murder ballads.

The programmes mentioned are ‘of their time’. In reality, the list is endless - On The Buses and Carry On ... spring to mind.
I believe that the important point is that people recognise that a lot of the content is inappropriate nowadays. If that is the case, it’s a positive for society.
There will also be people who don’t see anything wrong with the content - I don’t have any time for people like that ( moderating my language there).
Taking them off tv schedules seems excessive in my view and I would presume that the programmes would be available on line somewhere.
If anyone tries to ban The Thick of It, there really will be trouble!😁

When can we start boycotting Mrs Brown's Boys? I don't care why, I just want that shit off the TV.

You anti Irish xenophobic bastard!

But it is perhaps the shittest program on TV.

Yes there are Britain First dickheads doing Nazi salutes on Whitehall.

Did a quick search of the thread but couldn’t find it. The Mighty Boosh was also removed from Netflix a few days ago apparently for related concerns.

Remains on iPlayer though.

To be fair, Irish people on the whole find it a national embarrassment. Thankfully we have endless re-runs of Father Ted though.

Are they protecting the cenotaph????

Getting an early start on the fighting
https://mobile.twitter.com/hopenothate/status/1271778269390610435

Apparently they're singing "we're racist and thats the way we like it".

Makes me so proud.

Rule Britannia.

Passed through Parliament Sq on the way to the Durham Ride.
It was already full of unathletic looking geezers, in 'tommy' t-shirts, and already had a bad vibe, like a couple of thousand Danny Dier wannabees auditioning for a remake of 'The Football Factory'.