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lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:


no it is not, to tell a cancer joke on the internet is not the same thing as telling a cancer joke to a person in the hospital bed dying of cancer.
Again it is situational ... maybe not a cancer joke but a tsunami joke clearly is as it stands right now ...

Keyword here is to use good judgement, and Gilbert didn't ...
Not the point, you said telling a joke on the internet is the same thing as telling the joke in person..It isn't and the cancer joke is an example of my point.
You must be daft!
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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Not the same, that's situational ... I've told jokes that can be called racist to the target group, I have plenty of friends that belongs to other races and they all laugh when those jokes are told by me, others or even by themselves ...
Have you told them around a stranger? Ya know, someone who you do not know or how they will react? Or would you laugh at such a joke around a stranger, who you did not know, or know how they would react? I doubt it on both counts. there is a difference.
I answered that in the previous post ... it's situational!
lol exactly, it is "fictitious  respect", you will pretend not find the joke funny depending on who is watching you. Then you will get around those you are comfortable with and laugh your ass off. Kmar had a point.

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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Again it is situational ... maybe not a cancer joke but a tsunami joke clearly is as it stands right now ...

Keyword here is to use good judgement, and Gilbert didn't ...
Not the point, you said telling a joke on the internet is the same thing as telling the joke in person..It isn't and the cancer joke is an example of my point.
You must be daft!
Did Gilbert tell those jokes directly to someones face? <----lowing


As soon as it is on the internet it litterally is the exact same thing ...<--------varegg


Am I missing something here? You even called it "LITERALLY" the "EXACT" same thing

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Varegg
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Yes lowing, you are missing a lot ...
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Varegg wrote:

Yes lowing, you are missing a lot ...
No actually I think I nailed you pretty good on your line of reasoning.

Shall I go back and quote again, oh, and I will not take anything out of context or cherry pick your posts.

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lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Yes lowing, you are missing a lot ...
No actually I think I nailed you pretty good on your line of reasoning.
What ever ...
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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

That's twisting it a tad but something like that ... and I wouldn't expect anything else on my own expense either, I would tolerate people telling cancerjokes if I should ever contract such a nasty thing myself but I wouldn't appriciate getting one told in my face ... that's the difference ...
Did Gilbert tell those jokes directly to someones face?
As soon as it is on the internet it litterally is the exact same thing ...
^^^^^^^Here it is again.....what did I miss?!^^^^^^^^


You claim the internet and personal interaction is exactly the same thing "LITERALLY". I called bullshit on that opinion, and gave an example as to how and why it is bullshit.

Now, if I "missed something", by all means enlighten me on this point.

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Jay
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Jay wrote:

Laughter is more productive than crying.
Well to be honest, you laughing at the death of my kids, is hardly productive for me. So although I see what you are saying laughter is only good for those not being trampled to death at the moment.
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lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:


Did Gilbert tell those jokes directly to someones face?
As soon as it is on the internet it litterally is the exact same thing ...
^^^^^^^Here it is again.....what did I miss?!^^^^^^^^


You claim the internet and personal interaction is exactly the same thing "LITERALLY". I called bullshit on that opinion, and gave an example as to how and why it is bullshit.

Now, if I "missed something", by all means enlighten me on this point.
You know what situational means lowing? ... did you miss that I threw that word around in LITERALLY all posts in this thread ... are you a fucking idiot or is your comprehension totally lacking?

One last try

*Telling a tsunami joke online equals telling it directly to the victims ... and in the light of past days events totally tasteless ...
*Telling a cancerjoke online equals telling it directly to the victims but hardly as grave and prolly not taken nearly as serious as a tsunami joke ...

Again I stress the point that it is S I T U A T I O N A L
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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:


As soon as it is on the internet it litterally is the exact same thing ...
^^^^^^^Here it is again.....what did I miss?!^^^^^^^^


You claim the internet and personal interaction is exactly the same thing "LITERALLY". I called bullshit on that opinion, and gave an example as to how and why it is bullshit.

Now, if I "missed something", by all means enlighten me on this point.
You know what situational means lowing? ... did you miss that I threw that word around in LITERALLY all posts in this thread ... are you a fucking idiot or is your comprehension totally lacking?

One last try

*Telling a tsunami joke online equals telling it directly to the victims ... and in the light of past days events totally tasteless ...
*Telling a cancerjoke online equals telling it directly to the victims but hardly as grave and prolly not taken nearly as serious as a tsunami joke ...

Again I stress the point that it is S I T U A T I O N A L
I am well aware of what situational means. Hence Kmar's reference to "fictious respect". You will show respect to their face, but laugh at the joke behind their backs. That is situational.


What my point was, was a direct challenge to your assertion that the internet is the same thing as personal interaction.


Telling a tsunami joke directly to the face of a father who lost their daughter, IE directed specifically at HIM and his loss, in the tsunami IS NOT the same thing as listening to a joke over the internet directed at an event and not a specific person.
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That's your opinion and I have mine ...
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FEOS
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Pretty sure the tsunami victims don't have much access to the internet right now...
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Varegg wrote:

That's your opinion and I have mine ...
Good thing it all comes down to opinions, or you would be be fucked on your logic, that the internet is the same as personal interaction  lol
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lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

That's your opinion and I have mine ...
Good thing it all comes down to opinions, or you would be be fucked on your logic, that the internet is the same as personal interaction  lol
Now you asume to much AGAIN ... never said the internet is the same as personal interaction, in many ways it can be however and people should remember that when they share stuff on the internet ...
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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

That's your opinion and I have mine ...
Good thing it all comes down to opinions, or you would be be fucked on your logic, that the internet is the same as personal interaction  lol
Now you asume to much AGAIN ... never said the internet is the same as personal interaction, in many ways it can be however and people should remember that when they share stuff on the internet ...
lol actually you did, and you even said it was "LITERALLY" the "EXACT" same thing. Don't make me quote you again...oh wait, I just did.
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was every single person who said "Fuck japan, its god's revenge for pearl harbor" on facebook fired from their job?

no.

it's simply a matter of how public the media is in which you share said thoughts.
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Pug wrote:

The company has the right to decide who they want to pay or not to pay.
yer right just wondering what took so long to dump that idiot godfried.
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If Daniel Tosh or another offensive currently popular comedian said the same exact jokes no one would think twice about it. Gilbert on the other hand isn't a very relevant comedian anymore(well, until now)

   As far as Aflac firing him over it.

http://www.aflac.com/aboutaflac/corpora … japan.aspx

http://www.aflac.com/aboutaflac/pressro … id=1538822
 

Might have something to do with it. He does voice over for the insurance company mascot. An insurance company that is in Japan no less. That would be like Ronald McDonald standing in McDonalds calling people fat asses as they wait in line...   not good for business.
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El Beardo wrote:

If Daniel Tosh or another offensive currently popular comedian said the same exact jokes no one would think twice about it. Gilbert on the other hand isn't a very relevant comedian anymore(well, until now)

   As far as Aflac firing him over it.

http://www.aflac.com/aboutaflac/corpora … japan.aspx

http://www.aflac.com/aboutaflac/pressro … id=1538822
 

Might have something to do with it. He does voice over for the insurance company mascot. An insurance company that is in Japan no less. That would be like Ronald McDonald standing in McDonalds calling people fat asses as they wait in line...   not good for business.
Not good for business, but Gilbert Gottfreid is an INSULT comic - that's what he's made his name/fame from.  Seems obvious Aflac hired him for the voice recognition as opposed to his body of work.
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lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Good thing it all comes down to opinions, or you would be be fucked on your logic, that the internet is the same as personal interaction  lol
Now you asume to much AGAIN ... never said the internet is the same as personal interaction, in many ways it can be however and people should remember that when they share stuff on the internet ...
lol actually you did, and you even said it was "LITERALLY" the "EXACT" same thing. Don't make me quote you again...oh wait, I just did.
In the tsunami joke case you can actually say it is the exact same thing, in the cancer joke maybe not so much ...

But if you are able to see past the semantics that seems to be your main point in this discussion and not the factual debate that is about joking about an ongoing disaster ... it seems your main goal here is to nail me on one phrase and if it pleases you so much I happily will give you that ... now lets get back to the topic!
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Varegg wrote:

lowing wrote:

Varegg wrote:

Yes lowing, you are missing a lot ...
No actually I think I nailed you pretty good on your line of reasoning.
What ever ...
thats a good answer...cuz lowing owned you
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FEOS wrote:

Pretty sure the tsunami victims don't have much access to the internet right now...
Their friends do. Fortunately by the sound of it all my Japanese friends are safe and accounted for. I'm still not sure that I'd care especially what he said however it had turned out.
Jay
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Man he had an easy job. Just shout aaaafffffllllllllaaaaaacccccckkkkk a few times and collect the paycheck. I didnt even recognize that it was gottfried until this thread.
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