ThisGuyTony 35,108 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
judaspriest 934 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Making Holocaust jokes is simply not acceptable, it shows you are an ignorant of history, unempathetic a-hole or/and a full-blown nazi sympathiser. Good riddance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debithius 6,056 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Will Graham said: Making Holocaust jokes is simply not acceptable, it shows you are an ignorant of history, unempathetic a-hole or/and a full-blown nazi sympathiser. Good riddance. Well you clearly didn't read the article. He was a comedian, it doesn't mean it didn't cross a line but none of these things really applies to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,207 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Honestly I don't like this. If he still thinks it was an acceptable thing now then fine but people should have a chance to grow, change and show remorse for things they've said and done in the past. Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio 23,538 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 This is wild. In the article it also says a music composer has been fired too because he bullied his classmates as a kid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neroneau 1,017 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 It’s almost North Korean to be policing people like this, the words of a North Korean defector (not me ofc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 19,898 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 sorry, no excuse for Holocaust jokes... I was 12 years old in 1998 and knew better than that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
judaspriest 934 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 25 minutes ago, Debithius said: Well you clearly didn't read the article. He was a comedian, it doesn't mean it didn't cross a line but none of these things really applies to him. The unempathetic a-hole one might tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,207 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 This is a rough transcription of the joke (I've copy and pasted it from a Reddit comment) (premise: two people working for a children's education TV program are trying to come with an idea for the next show) A: Ok, so Toda-san, the producer, right? B: Yeah? A: He's saying "it's ok to do something that's fun to make, but what about something where you can learn by playing?" B: Ok... A: So I was thinking about that, and thinking let's do baseball. Like it's typical to roll up a newspaper and call it a bat, but it our case, we can write the word "bat" on it. B: Ah, I see A: And it's typical to roll up a piece of paper and call it a ball, but it our case, we can write the word "ball" on it. B: Sure! A: Then, for the fans, we can take paper cut into simple human shapes and write "people" on them. In other words, how about we create an entire baseball field made up of words? B: That sounds good! A: Shall we try it? B: Incidentally we've already got a bunch of human-shaped pieces of paper. A: Oh really? B: Yeah! (goes offstage and returns, pretending to carry something big and heavy with him) A: Ah! From the time we were going to play 'Genocide the Jews'! B: Yes, yes! Man, Toda-san was really angry that time! A: "You think we can air that!?" he was saying! B: Yeah... (sketch continues with them discussing the baseball idea) Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
judaspriest 934 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, sarahb said: This is a rough transcription of the joke (I've copy and pasted it from a Reddit comment) (premise: two people working for a children's education TV program are trying to come with an idea for the next show) A: Ok, so Toda-san, the producer, right? B: Yeah? A: He's saying "it's ok to do something that's fun to make, but what about something where you can learn by playing?" B: Ok... A: So I was thinking about that, and thinking let's do baseball. Like it's typical to roll up a newspaper and call it a bat, but it our case, we can write the word "bat" on it. B: Ah, I see A: And it's typical to roll up a piece of paper and call it a ball, but it our case, we can write the word "ball" on it. B: Sure! A: Then, for the fans, we can take paper cut into simple human shapes and write "people" on them. In other words, how about we create an entire baseball field made up of words? B: That sounds good! A: Shall we try it? B: Incidentally we've already got a bunch of human-shaped pieces of paper. A: Oh really? B: Yeah! (goes offstage and returns, pretending to carry something big and heavy with him) A: Ah! From the time we were going to play 'Genocide the Jews'! B: Yes, yes! Man, Toda-san was really angry that time! A: "You think we can air that!?" he was saying! B: Yeah... (sketch continues with them discussing the baseball idea) This reminds me of a spanish politician who made a joke about "how many jews fit into an ashtray". And that guy was from the "progressive" party. He got a lot of sh1t for that comment, which he described as "black humor". Point is, you do that, you deserve what happens next, sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,207 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Will Graham said: This reminds me of a spanish politician who made a joke about "how many jews fit into an ashtray". And that guy was from the "progressive" party. He got a lot of sh1t for that comment, which he described as "black humor". Point is, you do that, you deserve what happens next, sorry. I don't think the director's joke was even that bad? It was about the idiocy of two writers thinking the holocaust would be a good idea for a children's show and being yelled at for it. It was a dumb edgy joke that probably deserves an apology at the worst, not something worth being fired over. Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
judaspriest 934 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, sarahb said: I don't think the director's joke was even that bad? It was about the idiocy of two writers thinking the holocaust would be a good idea for a children's show and being yelled at for it. It was a dumb edgy joke that probably deserves an apology at the worst, not something worth being fired over. It may not be as bad, but we would have to know what Holocaust victims and their descendants think, I seriously doubt they'll find either tolerable. Mentioning the Holocaust in a joke is just a no-no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesescake 4,205 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Bio said: This is wild. In the article it also says a music composer has been fired too because he bullied his classmates as a kid You have no idea how horrible Japanese bully can be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not The Real Gaga 7,582 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, Will Graham said: It may not be as bad, but we would have to know what Holocaust victims and their descendants think, I seriously doubt they'll find either tolerable. Mentioning the Holocaust in a joke is just a no-no. I disagree. I think people should be able to use everyone and everything as the subject of a joke, even the most sensitive ones. Jokes can open (important) conversations too and make people think about serious topics. If we are gonna control jokes, because somebody could be offended, we won't laugh much anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,773 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 it's about the Jewish people so it's ok.. GGD in a nutshell So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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