▲ 155 ▼ The IT Crowd - Piracy warning (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments Sorry to link to YouTube for this, but it's just such a great example of actual humor from the decades where it was allowed to joke about it.
[–] WallEx@feddit.de 47 points 2 years ago (2 children) So in your opinion you can't make yokes about piracy nowerdays? How did you get to that conclusion? I honestly don't even think this is that edgy of a sketch ... permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't get where OP is going with this either? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* Perhaps some overzealous reference to the fact that Graham Linehan is a massive wanker, butthurt transphobe. The way you "can't really make rape/racist/sexist/transphobic jokes anymore". He doesn't really make TV anymore. This skit on the other hand, as well as most of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, is perfectly PG. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XEAL@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) The episode came out over 15 years ago... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) So? My point was, that you could easily make this joke today, why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 years ago Vaguely conservative people love to claim that "you can't joke about anything nowadays!!" but everytime I ask for an example it's either completely banal stuff like this sketch, or it's just straight up bigotry with the thinnest veneer of "a joke". Like, sorry that calling a trans woman a guy or saying weird shit about Muslims isn't funny in 2023, but good god get some fucking actual material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XEAL@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My reply was regarding this: I honestly don’t even think this is that edgy of a sketch … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't get where OP is going with this either? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* Perhaps some overzealous reference to the fact that Graham Linehan is a massive wanker, butthurt transphobe. The way you "can't really make rape/racist/sexist/transphobic jokes anymore". He doesn't really make TV anymore. This skit on the other hand, as well as most of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, is perfectly PG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* Perhaps some overzealous reference to the fact that Graham Linehan is a massive wanker, butthurt transphobe. The way you "can't really make rape/racist/sexist/transphobic jokes anymore". He doesn't really make TV anymore. This skit on the other hand, as well as most of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, is perfectly PG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) The episode came out over 15 years ago... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) So? My point was, that you could easily make this joke today, why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 years ago Vaguely conservative people love to claim that "you can't joke about anything nowadays!!" but everytime I ask for an example it's either completely banal stuff like this sketch, or it's just straight up bigotry with the thinnest veneer of "a joke". Like, sorry that calling a trans woman a guy or saying weird shit about Muslims isn't funny in 2023, but good god get some fucking actual material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XEAL@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My reply was regarding this: I honestly don’t even think this is that edgy of a sketch … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WallEx@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) So? My point was, that you could easily make this joke today, why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 years ago Vaguely conservative people love to claim that "you can't joke about anything nowadays!!" but everytime I ask for an example it's either completely banal stuff like this sketch, or it's just straight up bigotry with the thinnest veneer of "a joke". Like, sorry that calling a trans woman a guy or saying weird shit about Muslims isn't funny in 2023, but good god get some fucking actual material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XEAL@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My reply was regarding this: I honestly don’t even think this is that edgy of a sketch … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 years ago Vaguely conservative people love to claim that "you can't joke about anything nowadays!!" but everytime I ask for an example it's either completely banal stuff like this sketch, or it's just straight up bigotry with the thinnest veneer of "a joke". Like, sorry that calling a trans woman a guy or saying weird shit about Muslims isn't funny in 2023, but good god get some fucking actual material. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My reply was regarding this: I honestly don’t even think this is that edgy of a sketch … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D permalink fedilink source parent