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How weird is this? Do you think some things cross the line of decency?

posted 19 years ago by danieloneill
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Its weird as hell..

I personally think that some of it crosses the line of decency, and is offensive. Like this woman has had an abortion or a miscarriage and this bloke brings round a really small coffin as a present. Theres loads of stuff like that. Loads of jokes are made with children in inappropriate situations and rape.

I think some things in it are funny, and the way the music and visual effects create a kind of feeling that you are on drugs is very clever.

What bits do other people think crossed the line?

[–] NotorietyH 19 years ago

nothing crossed the line.

[–] Al_Fresco_Banks 19 years ago

touche!

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[–] danieloneill 18 years ago

so it would be alright to show ANYTHING on TV?

[–] bordellos 18 years ago

I don't think there is a line.
It's all personal taste.
For me for example the pervy estate agent and the mentally damaged sister "25 sessions knock off £10,000" is unpleasant but I don't mind anything else in it.

As I said, all personal taste.
How, apart from that thing I mentioned above, is it offensive.

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[–] Sir_Lolly_Pork 18 years ago

Its disturbing... Very disturbing. but you know what? TO HELL WITH GOOD INTENTIONS! What you call decency is only what is enforced on you by the media and goverment. Sick demented freaks are among us if you like it or not. if you cant handle what is in front of you gotta ask why! which is mayb the whole point. If you dont have a dark side on TV that pushes the envelope and secures a truth for the other generations then all you would get is ITV look alikes of Mums On Strike (which I find very funny but 4 all the wrong reasons)

[–] danieloneill 18 years ago

If I had a baby that died, I would be offended by the little coffin sketch.

[–] Sir_Lolly_Pork 18 years ago

If I knew someone named betty who died, and later on that day I was watching telly and betty died while cookin her hotpots would corrie be to blame?

[–] danieloneill 18 years ago

But that wouldn't be making fun of someone called Betty dying. Betty just died.

[–] jagheterjack00 18 years ago

Where do you start, the sketch with the parants whos son didn't come home from school i found quite bad taste BUT! when i saw it with the canned laughter on it did become more amusing, i didn't like the baby coffin sketch either,the sketch with the girl who had a mans private parts put on her was a bit wierd also. However my fave has to be the fix it girl.

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[–] jagheterjack00 18 years ago

No, not saying that at all. I just relaxed about it all in the end. Looking back at my last post on this thread i do contradict myself at times. As for the fix it girl sketch you have to give it'em for the madness of it all. I still don't like the baby coffin sketch though.

[–] cazyrose 18 years ago

The baby/coffin sketch was one of the ones that didn't make me uneasy at all - i can see a future where people do use little coffins to bury dead babies.

[–] danieloneill 18 years ago

That wasn't the 'joke' of the sketch, you pleb. He'd made it for the couple who'd had a miscarriage as a 'present'.

[–] Iralie 14 years ago

I saw the sketch as the couple had an abortion.

The man who made the coffin gives it to the couple as a thoughtful gift since he was the father of the aborted child.

I'm not sure if that makes it more or less "acceptable".

I found the sketch wonderful awkward watching though, loved it.

The man who has a funeral while still alive creeps me out most.

[–] Martoto (4162) 5 years ago

What makes you think the sketch makes fun of the baby dying?

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[–] dan_DARE_space_monkey 17 years ago

"Like this woman has had an abortion or a miscarriage and this bloke brings round a really small coffin as a present."

I thought that was a sweet gesture. How often in our hectic lifestyles do we take other's feelings into consideration? That scrunt of an OP should remember that.

[–] Malbojia 17 years ago

if you're really being offended by some of the stuff in this then dont watch it. how else are you going to bury a dead baby/featus? pop it in a bag and bung it in the bin??

[–] smut_husky 17 years ago

Like most comedy, Chris Morris and the other writers aren't having a laugh at the victims of rape, domestic violence, miscarriage etc..., instead the comedy comes from the unexpected dialogue or activities in the scenarios.

[–] MoreBS 17 years ago

The bit with the couple who had a cock and balls grafted onto their daughter's body. Didn't really know how to take that one.

"ANIMALS RULE! TIMOTHY CONQUERED! *beep* YOU, PARK SERVICE!!!"

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