• Chris Rock Stopped Performing for Students Because Everything Offends Them
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[quote]There's plenty to dissect in Frank Rich's comprehensive interview with Chris Rock. The comedian covers everything from Bill Cosby (he hopes the allegations are false) to the federal bailout of the auto industry (he was against it). I found Rock's remarks about why he no longer performs at college campuses most illuminating: [quote][I]What do you make of the attempt to bar Bill Maher from speaking at Berkeley for his riff on Muslims?[/I] Well, I love Bill, but I stopped playing colleges, and the reason is because they’re way too conservative. [I]In their political views?[/I] Not in their political views — not like they’re voting Republican — but in their social views and their willingness not to offend anybody. Kids raised on a culture of “We’re not going to keep score in the game because we don’t want anybody to lose.” Or just ignoring race to a fault. You can’t say “the black kid over there.” No, it’s “the guy with the red shoes.” You can’t even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive. [I]When did you start to notice this?[/I] About eight years ago. Probably a couple of tours ago. It was just like, This is not as much fun as it used to be. I remember talking to George Carlin before he died and him saying the exact same thing.[/quote][/quote] [url]http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/01/chris-rock-stopped-performing-for-studen[/url]
Yeah he's right. Not really much more to say on it or any way to expand, he's just straight up right.
that offends me
I am so triggered right now. holy fuck, imagine George Carlin in this day and age? Tumblr would burst into flames
So in other words because he's old
Well its true, Gavin from RT is being crucified for saying retard. People are so fucking sensitive to words now that its insane.
I can't say I'm surprised George carlin said that.
Hey look the le wrong generation kids are right on cue
[QUOTE]Kids raised on a culture of “We’re not going to keep score in the game because we don’t want anybody to lose.”[/QUOTE] Can we put that stupid trope to rest already? A few idiotic reports on Fox =/= the defining personality trait of an entire generation of people.
[QUOTE=codemaster85;46668574]Well its true, Gavin from RT is being crucified for saying retard.[/QUOTE] Didn't that happen to Jontron as well?
[QUOTE] Kids raised on a culture of “We’re not going to keep score in the game because we don’t want anybody to lose.”[/QUOTE] IMHO this "EVERYONE IS A WINNER" logic is complete crybaby soccer mom bullshit that needs to be stopped it's really awful logic and just creates the idea that you can be rich no matter how you live, and they grow up not trying to push them selves harder because they are a "Winner" even if they lose, so they never are influenced to become a better person. [QUOTE=ZakkShock;46668565]I am so triggered right now. holy fuck, imagine George Carlin in this day and age? Tumblr would burst into flames[/QUOTE] Louis CK has taken his place
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46668580]Can we put that stupid trope to rest already? A few idiotic reports on Fox =/= the defining personality trait of an entire generation of people.[/QUOTE] No clearly somehow a generation that grew up with MTV and South Park have become the PC Gestapo
My brother has a mental disabilty and I still call people retarded, words really have no power if you don't let them have it
sadly true. Political correctness has stopped feeling like a formal courtesy and barrier against asshole opinions and more like "dont make jokes or say thins as they might be misinterpreted as offensive" however this is mostly in the us, in russia this is barely the case the college for foreign kids here in russia made a skit that was literally different nationalities throwing slurs at themselves, very cringeworthy and humiliating
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;46668595]No clearly somehow a generation that grew up with MTV and South Park have become the PC Gestapo[/QUOTE] comparing people who "arrrg this is offensive to me/this person/these people" to nazis, very nice post here
[QUOTE=Aphtonites;46668587]Didn't that happen to Jontron as well?[/QUOTE] Yeah he said ps4 owners are retarded or something in one of his newer videos.
This clip is so relevant to any conversation about this topic of offensive words and shit [video=youtube;eOBoKxEcVAA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOBoKxEcVAA[/video]
that and [QUOTE]You can’t say “the black kid over there.” No, it’s “the guy with the red shoes.”[/QUOTE] pretty pathetic that people actually believe this what are you going to do when a black guy commits a crime? Race is an important thing to tell the cops. "Oh yes, officer, he had red shoes, a blue hoodie, black jeans" "Skin color" "oh I can't say, wouldn't want to offend anyone"
[QUOTE=ragin cajun;46668620]Yeah he said ps4 owners are retarded or something in one of his newer videos.[/QUOTE] He didn't call anyone retarded. On Twitter he said the PlayStation Now service was retarded.
[QUOTE=halflambada;46668607]comparing people who "arrrg this is offensive to me/this person/these people" to nazis, very nice post here[/QUOTE] My apologies I seem to have forgotten to include my SarcMark® and ":v:" I will not let it happen again.
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;46668579]Hey look the le wrong generation kids are right on cue[/QUOTE] I know right every generation is identical to the previous one and nothing ever changes.
[QUOTE=J!NX;46668639]that and pretty pathetic that people actually believe this what are you going to do when a black guy commits a crime? Race is an important thing to tell the cops. "Oh yes, officer, he had red shoes, a blue hoodie, black jeans" "Skin color" "oh I can't say, wouldn't want to offend anyone"[/QUOTE] why did you use crime as an example HUH BUDDY caught you now you fucker
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;46668649]My apologies I seem to have forgotten to include my SarcMark® and ":v:" I will not let it happen again.[/QUOTE] All you ever do is meaningless passive aggressive crap and then when called out you try to handwave it away and backpedal instead of making an actual argument. Thisispain did it better than you, and it bit him in the ass. Where do you think you're going to go right that he didn't? I never answered your question a while ago about why I tend to treat you like an idiot. Its a simple answer though: you tend to act like one. So do you have an actual argument for the point raised by the article, or are you here to shitpost? If you've got an argument, make it, and then this thread can have an actual debate about it.
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;46668649]My apologies I seem to have forgotten to include my SarcMark® and ":v:" I will not let it happen again.[/QUOTE] still would have been just as lame
I agree with him, and that's it. Honestly, the world is sometimes an unfriendly place, and someone somewhere will eventually jolt you back to reality. People need to learn to be offended and not cry about it. Brush it off, walk it off, keep your head up and relax. Life's not over.
the strawman is strong in Chris Rock
Odd that he uses the term conservative to describe it because this is a very progressive development. It doesn't really fit under any definition of conservative, classical or political.
To be fair, I don't think that this is in any way is the majority of this generation. It's just a very very vocal minority of people who hate everything and try to get things they don't like banned which is nothing new, this generation just have a lot greater means to actually do it.
He wasn't using trigger warnings, no wonder they were offended.
[QUOTE=Glitchman;46668690]why did you use crime as an example HUH BUDDY caught you now you fucker[/QUOTE] oh god I've turned into a racist mods!!! [QUOTE=Durrsly;46668642]He didn't call anyone retarded. On Twitter he said the PlayStation Now service was retarded.[/QUOTE] actually he did but this isn't about him at all
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