The death of comedy

[Benton]

(07-26-2018, 01:28 AM)RICHMONDBENGAL_07 Wrote: I saw a comedian one time (can't remember his name) on comedy central a while back doing a bit on the word "******".  How people are over sensitive to that word, and while he was doing his bit on this some lady in the audience spoke up and said that her son was "mentally challenged" and she took offense to his term on "******".  Too which he responded something to the effect of "that's ********"  

I use the phrase "that's ********" probably daily.  I have cousin who's daughter is severally mentally and physically challenged and my heart goes out to them.  But ******** people do some goofy shit and sometimes it's funny.

A lot of it depends on the setting. 20ish years ago when I had free time, I worked with a local agency that works with the mentally handicapped. I get onto my son (and his friends) when he refers to someone as a ****** (although I don't have a real issue with "that's ********".) 

But in a comedy act? That's pretty much fair game. If people are offended, don't go to his show. There's non-offensive options out there.