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It's true that some people who think they're funny are just plain mean

Posted by: JohnErleVan on Oct 22, 10:48 in response to RogerMore's post I disagree. I think a good comedian knows exactly which...

and it's certainly possible to be funny without being cruel, but I'd hate to live in a world were all comedians censored themselves because they were worried about hurting someone's feelings.

There's nothing polite about the way Stephen Colbert has been parodying Bill O'Reilly for the past ten years, and there was nothing politically correct about The Life Of Brian, but the world is a much funnier place because those comedians, and others, weren't afraid to go for the jugular.

Renee Zellweger looks . . . different charlie Oct 21, 18:11

WOW.... WTH {nm} Dorfman Oct 21, 18:16

everyone ages. pointing out that someone ages badly is just cruel imo {nm} Moviesnob Oct 21, 19:02

I think she looks fine for a woman her age. Attractive, actually. BUT - she does NOT look like Renee Zellweger, which is the point here. {nm} BSmurf Oct 21, 19:34

+1 {nm} Bleachigo Oct 21, 20:07

it looks like she got in the Fly transportation chamber with Naomi Watts {nm} charlie Oct 21, 20:22

BrundleZell {nm} TheMackenzie Oct 22, 03:16

The ball's in your court, Nicole Kidman {nm} JohnErleVan Oct 22, 03:51

+1 {nm} Dorfman Oct 22, 05:54

It's not the aging, it's just how unrecognizable she looks. {nm} Dorfman Oct 22, 05:55

It's sad. Actresses are under crazy pressure to get surgery and stay "viable," but she's lost what was distinctive jjmarino Oct 21, 22:29

I genuinely thought it was Robin Wright and they had made a **** up. I had a nice arguement with the wife over the error. {nm} TheMackenzie Oct 22, 03:17

Apparentlyit's politically incorrect to comment on bad plastic surgery because it's unfair that actresses feel pressure to look younger leo21 Oct 22, 03:35

90% of the time (including this time) "politically correct" can be replaced with "polite" without losing any meaning. RogerMore Oct 22, 06:21

Comedy would not exist if everyone had that attitude JohnErleVan Oct 22, 07:06

I disagree. I think a good comedian knows exactly which boundaries they are crossing, and how to do so in a funny way. But not everyone's a RogerMore Oct 22, 10:00

It's true that some people who think they're funny are just plain mean JohnErleVan Oct 22, 10:48

Like I said, a good comedian knows exactly which boundaries they are crossing, and how to do so in a funny way. {nm} RogerMore Oct 22, 11:09

its that everyone is making fun of her and assuming its plastic surgery to stay younger, thats what cruel {nm} Moviesnob Oct 22, 08:55

Meg Ryan wasn't enough of a warning to everyone? Her plastic surgeon essentially ended her career. {nm} BSmurf Oct 22, 08:58

She turned into {nm} Pete R. Pan Oct 22, 05:46





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