i'm fine with not understanding, 'cuz i thought it was funny, and i'd much rather be amused than offended.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's a Canadian thing, we wouldn't understand.. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > (919) 874-6229 (home) > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:19 AM > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Stuff White People Like > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:04 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Stuff White People Like > > > > >As a group, white people can be pretty silly. > > > > > >http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/ > > > > > >Number 62 > > > > > >-Cameron > > > > Rather offensive and racist if you ask me. Its as strongly ignorant as > > stereotyping blacks or asians. > > I can't see how. It's satire (good satire in my opinion). > > I firmly believe that the ability to laugh at things that might otherwise > divide is a good thing. Much of the best comedy is rooted in saying out > loud things that would, in conversation, be unacceptable. Once we've turned > our stereotypes into jokes that everybody can appreciate we've taken much of > the sting out of them. > > Quality satire could deal with blacks or Asians in the same way - and just > as innocuously. Poor quality satire might be patently offensive (even if > not meant to be)- there's an art to it, no doubt. > > I truly think it's a matter of intent and quality. This may not be the > quality of say "The Onion" but it's pretty damn good. > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255037 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
