tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post6440860758143050689..comments2024-01-19T21:33:09.716+00:00Comments on E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK: British Ha-haEYEWEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900801847916951522noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-26426838425779761162011-02-17T14:20:55.220+00:002011-02-17T14:20:55.220+00:00To be honest, I don't mind jokes about others,...To be honest, I don't mind jokes about others, even if they do rely on national stereotypes. But I do sadly agree that Britain is gradually beoming more racist.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-30825087047321519442011-02-07T10:17:03.098+00:002011-02-07T10:17:03.098+00:00"What's wrong with a bit of teasing and s..."What's wrong with a bit of teasing and some gentle banter?" Nothing. Do jokes about the death of a million Canadians fall under that category?<br /><br />On the other hand, whilst the Japanese joke was tasteless, the failure of their nation to address their behaviour in the war might slightly lessen the sympathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-50914128518557195162011-02-06T17:55:23.266+00:002011-02-06T17:55:23.266+00:00Safety valve my arse! By all means have your opin...Safety valve my arse! By all means have your opinions and society will address them, but<br />don't dress them up or pass them off as humour.This is a real and insidious issue , have you not heard Cameron of late? As for 'Political correctness' it is a ridiculous notion and is used as a decoy. Things are neither 'politically 'correct nor incorrect,that term is merely bandied to dismiss and invert what is right from what is wrong.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-69733918530896072162011-02-05T12:56:13.185+00:002011-02-05T12:56:13.185+00:00Echoing danish dog about humour as a safety valve,...Echoing danish dog about humour as a safety valve, we should recall that there are comedy vicars, comedy priests and comedy rabbis but no comedy ayatollahs or mullahs. So who has the unhealthiest society?Sheenagh Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735299981866333316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-28971140131740551152011-02-04T22:23:53.904+00:002011-02-04T22:23:53.904+00:00Fry is an arse. And Clarkson is a pain in one.Fry is an arse. And Clarkson is a pain in one.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-48235994800663650782011-02-04T19:21:06.272+00:002011-02-04T19:21:06.272+00:00Dear Todd
What's wrong with a bit of teasing ...Dear Todd<br /><br />What's wrong with a bit of teasing and some gentle banter?<br /><br />Best wishes from SimonKiss My Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008612333539756698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-76798803673797948042011-02-04T18:57:09.073+00:002011-02-04T18:57:09.073+00:00But comedians are just saying what most people thi...But comedians are just saying what most people think but don't dare say. Patriotism is a fact of life in every country. And when people say patriotically, "We Canadians (or whoever) are the best," the corollary is that people of other nationalities don't matter as much.<br /><br />If these comic indiscretions are banned, then we'll be bereft of an important channel for letting off steam. Even in former times the King had his jester who could speak unwelcome truths and be laughed at.<br /><br />Summa summarum, this angst and obsession with political correctness in the public domain is a serious threat to freedom of speech AND freedom of conscience. One should perhaps note that Brits are also more willing to laugh at themselves. So, in this one area at least - they've got a LOT of problems in other areas - maybe others should learn from them instead of cutting a swipe at them.Danish doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020527943859347043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-41414488530050339702011-02-04T17:54:42.771+00:002011-02-04T17:54:42.771+00:00Asterix isn't British, and also relies heavily...Asterix isn't British, and also relies heavily on national stereotypes - in Asterix in Britain, the Romans are frustrated by the Brits' insistence on abandoning battles for a tea break. Belgians have enormous appetites, the Swiss are forever cleaning something and Parisians have no manners. 'Allo! 'Allo! guyed all comers in a similar manner. I do appreciate, being Welsh, what you say, but I still think it depends on circumstance and whether one nationality or many is being targeted.Sheenagh Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735299981866333316noreply@blogger.com