Supersize profanity

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Sometimes people do things thatstrike the national consciousness. At times that fame is fleeting...Thomas Paine comes to mind. When he wrote Common Sense it galvanized the populace to object to much the British government was doing. He caused them to rethink rights, justice, and what they should be doing. Who was Paine prior to writing that influential pamphlet? Who was he after? What do you know, for instance, of his involvement in the French Revolution?
Or John Hancock...his signature is legendary even today. "Put your John Hancock on it" is a common phrase when people want someone to sign something. Who was he? What did he do before and after that big, bold signature?
Not that I compare Spurlock with these things...he made a movie that told us what most of us should have already known. Here is a clue; if you eat lots of grease-laden fake foods, bad things will happen to you. Still, his film apparently was a revelation to many people. And it is definitely a message worth listening to.
Doesn't mean he is worth listening to on everything. Now, I of all people am the last person to be cracking back on someone for inappropriate jokes. You have probably heard my series of jokes about cremating Mom...despite the fact I loved (love) her very much and miss her, I just am not willing to refrain from joking about many subjects.
But part of that is knowing your audience. For Dad, for whom it is a sensitive subject, I don't use those. Spurlock apparently neglected to research his audience.
Better luck next time.

2 comments:

Riot Kitty said...

What an asshole. I can't believe the comments about the special ed kids. What a hurtful, mean thing to do. The lesson isn't "free speech" - maybe it's that you shouldn't pick on people who were born different than you.

Unknown said...

I think the best part of this can be found in this quote,

"If you put the whole package together, the use of the F-word and poking fun at teachers and the comments about special-needs students, it just wasn't appropriate," Superintendent William Lessa said.

What, so with only 1 or 2 of those things it would have been good?