Diane Abbott.....Covid-19 Test

[ZT]

My god if the times are past when we can’t even Satirise our own politicians (a tradition spanning back hundreds of years) for fear of causing offence there is truly no hope for this world.

BRING BACK SPITTING IMAGE

 

["Misfit"]

Just for some balance.

 

[Mitz]

My god if the times are past when we can’t even Satirise our own politicians (a tradition spanning back hundreds of years) for fear of causing offence there is truly no hope for this world.

BRING BACK SPITTING IMAGE

I miss spitting image.

 

[ZT]

I miss spitting image.

I heard rumours it was coming back - I hope so - the current crop of world leaders are ripe for it.

If it’s like it was tho - the PC brigade will have absolute conniptions.

Sadly I suspect they would water it down.

 

[nwhornet]

I miss spitting image.

Snowflakes would go apoplectic, TV station switchboards would go into meltdown & it'd be the end of the world as we know it. All because the humour gene has been removed.
Bring it back I say, about time people learned to laugh with & at each other without being butt hurt

 

[ZT]

Snowflakes would go apoplectic, TV station switchboards would go into meltdown & it'd be the end of the world as we know it. All because the humour gene has been removed.
Bring it back I say, about time people learned to laugh with & at each other without being butt hurt

I find myself tempted to agree

 

[nwhornet]

I find myself tempted to agree

Go on, take the mod hat off & join in
I'm happy to be laughed at as long as the person laughing is prepared to take the same in return.

 

[Crewella]

I agree - I loathe political correctness in this context. I find it patronising - it implies the person being satirised is weak and considered unable to take it. I'm all for 'good manners' ........ but not made into rules that HAVE to be followed. It's in danger of becoming offensive in itself IMHO.

 

[Rickster]

 

[ZT]

I agree - I loathe political correctness in this context. I find it patronising - it implies the person being satirised is weak and considered unable to take it. I'm all for 'good manners' ........ but not made into rules that HAVE to be followed. It's in danger of becoming offensive in itself IMHO.

It already is offensive in itself.

take this very post for instance

this was political satire aimed at a prominent politician (a lady who in reality is clearly not the duzzlewit she is portrayed as - but such is satire, and if you make a choice to serve in the public eye - satire is what you will get).

it had absolutely zero to do with race - I saw a joke about a politician.

it was pulled up For being a joke about a black politician - a matter utterly irrelevant to the satire at hand.

you are then in a weird position where the person attempting to defend this politician is actually singling out the politician for being black. A matter I doubt anyone else gave a shit about.

Why can’t she just be a politician ? Why can’t she be judged by her actions as a politician rather than being a black politician?

i fail to see How we can have equality when people are singled out for their ethnic background - it’s ludicrous, no matter how misguidedly well intentioned.