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**jamemeveRhype** · 06-24-2008, 06:12 PM

I certainly don't need a group behind me to form my own opinions.

Stache, if the people you are saying are being insulted by his comments are NOT being insulted, then what he was saying was NOT INSULTING!!!!

Use logic woman!

What he may be saying may be shocking, the context of what he is talking about needs to be taken into account to be able to see if his epithets were insults or poignant reminders of society and how it categorizes these people.

You have every right to be insulted by what he said when you first hear it, but if you are unwilling to listen to what he is actually saying instead of just the terms used to get your attention, then you are not really giving it a chance.

I saw him as a man who basically hated a hell of a lot of things in life. He started off mainstream, then broke the mainstream with the 7 dirty words (which got him arrested and released) and then went on to critique everything he could about society.

Some things being more humorous than others (I think he had a tough bout in the late 80's that made his routines sound more like an angry man complaining about the world than a satirical commentary, but that is just me).

But I never saw him as a man of blind hate. He hated specific human idiocies, not blanket statements or groups. I never saw him as one to be a racist/xenophobe/bigot or homophobe.

06-24-2008, 06:12 PM	#20
jamemeveRhype Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	I certainly don't need a group behind me to form my own opinions. Stache, if the people you are saying are being insulted by his comments are NOT being insulted, then what he was saying was NOT INSULTING!!!! Use logic woman! What he may be saying may be shocking, the context of what he is talking about needs to be taken into account to be able to see if his epithets were insults or poignant reminders of society and how it categorizes these people. You have every right to be insulted by what he said when you first hear it, but if you are unwilling to listen to what he is actually saying instead of just the terms used to get your attention, then you are not really giving it a chance. I saw him as a man who basically hated a hell of a lot of things in life. He started off mainstream, then broke the mainstream with the 7 dirty words (which got him arrested and released) and then went on to critique everything he could about society. Some things being more humorous than others (I think he had a tough bout in the late 80's that made his routines sound more like an angry man complaining about the world than a satirical commentary, but that is just me). But I never saw him as a man of blind hate. He hated specific human idiocies, not blanket statements or groups. I never saw him as one to be a racist/xenophobe/bigot or homophobe.
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