I am stupidly happy about the return of Louie on FX. And it is wrong, because it is so wrong to laugh at his show. Especially this one bit …
This bit about child molesters …
Well, I can’t find it anywhere. It was a bit he did on how pedophiles always end up killing their victims, and if we could just make it so there was less of a stigma about pedophilia, it would still be awful, but at least they wouldn’t have to kill the children. They could just call, and say, well, I’ve got Timmy, but I’ll have him home by nine.
Pedophilia is awful, but I could put that aside for the five minutes I laughed. That joke was funny. It WAS. It was surprising and inventive and a clever twist on a shocking topic.It wasn’t like Tracy Morgan’s pointless anti-gay rant. It was in horrendously bad taste, no argument here, but I did laugh.
What I DID find on the Internet was a LOT of comments on how that wasn’t funny. And I can only imagine all those commenters had been molested as children. Or known someone who was. And that is awful … but …
I do know that Jewish Friend #3 enjoys the Challah joke, though she often tries to tell it wrong. “How much did that challah cost?” “No. What’s a challah cost?”
When do people cross the line between having a dark, sick sense of humor and hurting others?
13 responses to “What’s do you call a guy with no arms and no legs and no tongue hanging on the wall?”
I will go on record as saying I would have laughed too. I don’t know where that line was – I once laughed at (can’t remember his name) a Hispanic comedian who was talking about the Menendez brothers saying they had murdered their parents because they sexually abused them. He said “Have you seen where they lived? If my father had moved us somewhere like that I would have given him the best piece of ass he’d ever had!” I felt dirty after, but I laughed my ass off.
This reminded me of an old pedophile joke that I laughed like CRAZY over – I can’t remember the punch line, though, and I’m pretty sure that googling “pedophile joke” will get me in trouble here at work …
“When do people cross the line between having a dark, sick sense of humor and hurting others?”
When they don’t know their audience.
To indulge in this humor is normal, but you have to be careful to whom you tell the joke. It may be pressing a hot button.
I’m still mad at Gary.
My aunt had challah on the table for dinner Sunday night.
1. I love comedians/shows that hold nothing sacred.
2. Having recovered slightly from the ‘woman pouch’ comment, I am contemplating punishments for Gary. Maybe this, and it doesn’t come off until you say it comes off: http://www.health.com/health/library/mdp/0,,zm2413,00.html
Then again, this is probably beer tent haute couture to guys…
Allison – That joke is so wrong.Rockycat – I just did it here, and man, pedophile jokes in bulk are depressing. Zayrina – I think you are right. I wish I could behave that way. Becs – It was just pee! Wasn’t like he made me sit in poo. (Poo really burns the lady pouch.) Marcia – Holla!Mare – Gary would explode before using that.
I have yet to meet a pedophile with a sense of humor. I guess Woody Allen has a sense of humor, but I have never met him.
@Hattie – You’re right. My grandfather had absolutely no sense of humor.
I have no idea how much a challah costs these days…
I can totally make that joke, I get the Jew pass.
I’m constantly getting emails from the boyfriend of horrible, sick humor, with the caption, “What is wrong with me that I think this is funny?”. I usually laugh at them, too.
It’s all true, the thing about knowing your audience. As an example, I wonder if we’ve all just accidentally put a knife through Becs’ heart.
Hattie – I don’t think I have ever met a pedophile. Except for the jr high art teacher. And high school latin. And the guy in our neighborhood. High school latin teacher did have a great sense of humor.Becs – I am sorry about the knife in your heart. Tami – Holocaust: not funny. “What’s a challah cost?” Funny. Pedophiles: not funny. The Louis CK pedophile joke: funny. People who read this blog: mature and stable. (AUGH! Now I’ve offended all the immature unstable people. Damnit.)
I had a run in with a pedophile when I was a kid (my dad) and @Hettie @Becs, he had no sense of humor AT ALL.
anyway, I saw that bit about child molesters and howled with laughter. of course, I then felt the need to lecture the TV on the fact that most molesters are relatives not strangers.
I love “inappropriate” humor. How else to get through life?
Nemo – well, now I’m taking a mental inventory of everyone I know without a sense of humor. Thankfully,I can’t think of anyone!