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To: SoFloFreeper

This is the end result of shock comedy. It started in the 50s and 60s and each generation of comic has had to be more shocking to get the audience to laugh. So now we have some comedy writer trying to shock people into laughing by calling a 9 year old a “c___t.” Before this comedy writers tried to get laughs by having sweet old ladies using the foulest of four letter words and talking graphically about sex. Hopefully this shows that shock comedy is in its death troes.


7 posted on 02/25/2013 6:42:04 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
” Before this comedy writers tried to get laughs by having sweet old ladies using the foulest of four letter words and talking graphically about sex

I find that especially offensive too. My pet peeve is disrestpectful young kids who swear in a movie.

My adult daughter once brought over some Adam Sandler "comedy" for us to watch one night. Right off the bat, in one scene a child curses openly at an adult. I left the room and told her why. Shortly after that, she turned the movie off.

I still want my two minutes back, though!

12 posted on 02/25/2013 7:08:51 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

“Before this comedy writers tried to get laughs by having sweet old ladies using the foulest of four letter words”

Betty White please pick up the courtesy phone.


29 posted on 02/25/2013 9:20:01 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Obama is the Chicken Little of politics)
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