tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post8010061211271305335..comments2023-06-18T02:48:06.045-07:00Comments on The Cunning Linguaphile: Bad women drivers, funny foreigners and stereotypical poofs? It's OK: It's "edgy".Word Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475319014128668660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-17069157436026735762010-02-18T12:57:57.945-08:002010-02-18T12:57:57.945-08:00Here's the thing with David Mitchell: he is ve...Here's the thing with David Mitchell: he is very clever and I just long to believe that what Jacinta describes above is a carefully constructed persona designed to poke fun at those very values. And yet, I can't quite shake th feeling that he really IS like that.Word Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475319014128668660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-5535778881695176422009-11-10T05:31:48.973-08:002009-11-10T05:31:48.973-08:00I think I might hate Jimmy Carr. I don't like ...I think I might hate Jimmy Carr. I don't like David Mitchell much either. I think he's really small and cowardly and is secretly gutted we don't have an empire anymore. Actually not that secretlyJacintahttp://www.exberliner.com/blogs/amoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-16155613078889879412009-11-10T01:26:43.637-08:002009-11-10T01:26:43.637-08:00It is most annoying. This is why I hide from comed...It is most annoying. This is why I hide from comedy... So much of it's just not funny. Not offensive, just unfunny. Why bother?Currant Bunburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748344184385315923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-28333653498141886832009-11-09T00:09:51.930-08:002009-11-09T00:09:51.930-08:00Yes, but now it's being touted as avant garde....Yes, but now it's being touted as avant garde. It's not what I'm hearing that concerns me, it's where I'm hearing it.<br />It's part of a wider trend: bigotry is 'in'.Word Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475319014128668660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-61294549646289013722009-11-08T19:53:12.243-08:002009-11-08T19:53:12.243-08:00As long as I have seen stand-up, there have been p...As long as I have seen stand-up, there have been pricks like this making similar comments. My guess is they're trying to compensate for something.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.com