Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'
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He likes to provoke people.
And it works. Thing is, when he provokes people, they get to react. My reaction is one of revulsion - whether his statements are true or not, I find it horrible behaviour, and not by my lights redeemable.
::does the little judgy dance::
::does the little judgy dance::
That dance involves a lot of finger wagging, doesn't it?
There is something hard-wired in all of us about interacting with things that predict food or sex or escape, even when that interaction does nothing to increase the chances of food or sex or escape.
Ah, so it may not be "hitting" the button so much as "hitting on" the button.
"You are just the sexiest button I've ever seen. How 'bout you and me go out to dinner?"
Thing is, when he provokes people, they get to react.
Well, yeah. He likes that, I'd imagine, egotist that he is.
Personally, I think it's kind of funny. He's putting forward a reprehensible persona. We get to laugh at it, rather than with it. It's a joke about a racist character, rather than a racist joke. But that's just me.
Ah, so it may not be "hitting" the button so much as "hitting on" the button.
"You are just the sexiest button I've ever seen. How 'bout you and me go out to dinner?"
Well there's a reason you can't spell "button" without "butt".
How long can Stimpy hold out without pushing the red button??? Can he fight the urge to push the lovely button? The lovely RED button! The big bright SHINY red button!!!!! The beautiful CANDY-COLORED button!!! Will he hold out?!?!??! CAN HE HOLD OUT??!?!?!?
It's a joke about a racist character, rather than a racist joke.
Thing is, I'm not convinced of this. Since "provocative asshat" is pretty much the only persona he puts out in public, and I don't find him funny, why should I give him the benefit of the doubt?
Since "provocative asshat" is pretty much the only persona he puts out in public, and I don't find him funny, why should I give him the benefit of the doubt?
You shouldn't necessarily. I guess it depends on how much leeway you're willing to give someone for a sense of humour. I tend to find Vincent Gallo pretty funny, but I have a notoriously broad sense of humour.
It's all in fun, right? I mean, he took the critics reaction to The Brown Bunny in stride, and had a good laugh about it, right?