05-26-2017, 02:44 AM
(05-26-2017, 02:16 AM)PaulP link Wrote:A stand up comic can get away with jokes that none of us ever could for this very reason.
Yet it's clear that comedians get hauled over the coals on a regular basis for this very issue despite the clear relationship that exists! I suppose you could argue that when you take possession of the ticket you a contract to perceive the performance in a very specific way! Where do we draw the line?
(05-26-2017, 02:16 AM)PaulP link Wrote:It's part of the complexity of humanity that the same joke, can be seen as funny or racist, depending on the factors above. That's not hypocrisy, that's not double standards.
I agree, but doesn't "seen" by definition imply ambiguity?
Those who "see" like those who "behold" make assumptions about the observations of others.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"

