THAT Jimmy Carr Joke

[clapham_gull]

The fact that he FELT that he could come out and tell the joke speaks volumes, certain things used to be sacrosanct in this country , and telling jokes about squaddies having their limbs blown off used to be one of them , the ONLY people whose opinion on this is worth anything are the squaddies themselves, and even then I'm sure it will differ, I just wonder how many people on here telling people not to go to jimmy carr gigs if you don't like offensive jokes would be thrusting themselves forward if the furore was about jim davidson telling jokes about st doreen or steven lawrence ?

If you go and see a comedian in a private area, you should prepare yourself for anything. That goes as much for Davidson as anyone else.

You don't really help yourself Bushy by bringing a racial element to the story where there isn't one, but it's very interesting you mention him to be honest, raised thousands for the military and yet refused to perform at a theatre with disabled people in the front row. Were you attacking or defending him at time ?

Difficult isn't it ? Perhaps life isn't quite as black and white as some people would us think.

An ex-soldier on the radio this morning was defending Carr very strongly and I've read a number of quotes from soldiers in the press doing the same.

 

[coventrygull]

There should be no censorship in comedy. If you don't like it don't watch it. Jimmy Carr is a total knob of the highest order BTW

 

[User removed 4]

If you go and see a comedian in a private area, you should prepare yourself for anything. That goes as much for Davidson as anyone else.

( I'd love to his take on it to be honest. Raised thousands for the military and yet refused to perform at a theatre with disabled people in the front row. )

An ex-soldier on the radio this morning was defending Carr very strongly and I've read a number of quotes from soldiers in the press doing the same.

You don't really help yourself Bushy by bringing a racial element to the story.

As ive said in a previous post, it depends who told the joke,if the squaddies like carr, and he does a lot for them then fair enough, they dont seem too bothered, how do you think they would feel if it was Euan Blair telling the joke ?, as for the racial element? it was just to highlight the hypocrisy that typifies this board, like on a previous thread about sick jokes, where a moderator warned people about racist jokes , but deemed ones about madeline mccann perfectly acceptable, funny old world.

 

[coventrygull]

As ive said in a previous post, it depends who told the joke,if the squaddies like carr, and he does a lot for them then fair enough, they dont seem too bothered, how do you think they would feel if it was Euan Blair telling the joke ?, as for the racial element? it was just to highlight the hypocrisy that typifies this board, like on a previous thread about sick jokes, where a moderator warned people about racist jokes , but deemed ones about madeline mccann perfectly acceptable, funny old world.

Not forgetting Carrs paedo jokes. Such a nice man

 

[User removed 4]

That's your only tactic really isn't it. Shouting people down.

No.

 

[NMH]

Doesn't do him any favours, but only because the joke is crap.

 

[pork pie]

The "joke" is pathetic. Hopefully, some of our fine armed forces personel will be able to have a little word with him some time! Them we can laugh at him in his wheelchair!

 

[Safeway]

I am no prude but how on Earth can that be even in the slightest bit funny. Infact the guy deserves to get his f***ing head caved in after the show for saying something like that.

C*NT.

Oh calm down. Studies have proved that six out of seven people enjoy gang rape.

 

[ali jenkins]

Oh calm down. Studies have proved that six out of seven people enjoy gang rape.

I thaught it was nearer 9 out of 10?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Basically, anyone who takes money from the Beeb can't get away with saying anything unPC, behind closed doors or not.

All stories like this will do is force good comedians off terrestial TV. If it wasn't Jimmy Carr it would have been Frankie Boyle - his decision to leave Mock The Week is looking like the best career move he ever made.

And does anyone else get confused by what is and isn't deemed to be acceptable on the Beeb? Last week Russell Howard made a joke about the Karate 'Yid' - now how is 'Yid' any less offensive than Paki?