Am I overreacting by being upset at this Seinfeld joke?

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    I agree with gambs tempo and other remarks about no limits. All hail Lisa Lampinelli!! :rock_on: Joan Rivers!! 

    The job of a comedian is to reach all subjects. Make us deal with emotions. Do I think you're overreacting, I don't know. I'm not offended. Have I been offended, hell yes I have. But I learn from experiences and often find I'm sensitive and naive and it helps me grow. It may take a minute but I learn.


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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Now we're trying to find things to be offended about from Seinfeld???  A show that has been off the air for almost 20 years....the internet really is a wild place. 
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Indifference71 said:
    Now we're trying to find things to be offended about from Seinfeld???  A show that has been off the air for almost 20 years....the internet really is a wild place. 

    He's living in the PAST, man. He's hung up on some joke from the NINETIES, man!

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Hobbes said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
    Google got me this...
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/131887/bristow-va-fanviews-here-5-13-10/p3

    So he said people should kill themselves?
    Not cool.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,501
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
    Google got me this...
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/131887/bristow-va-fanviews-here-5-13-10/p3

    So he said people should kill themselves?
    Not cool.
    He's also said that he "almost" wishes harm on gun lobbyists or gun owners?  I forget?
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,579
    eds cover of masters of war sounds prettu heartfelt......
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    rgambs said:
    There are bad jokes, there are jokes that are fucked up, there are jokes that are too soon and too personal, but the issue is the joke and it's context, not the joke's subject matter.

    You don't joke about the Holocaust at a memorial, you don't tell suicide jokes to Chester Bennington's family, but both have a time and place where they should be wholly acceptable.
    Have I been taken aback by jokes at times, absolutely.  I've found myself ashamed at laughing at some jokes at times, saying as I laugh, oh my God that's just wrong. As long as the intent is comical in its intent and not mean spirited, let it go. dont take things so personal. We've all been the butt of a joke at one time or another. Life's too short dude. 

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,713
    edited December 2017
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I don't know, I just think mental illness and suicides should be off limits.
    You will likely be doing yourself a favour if you decide that nothing is off limits in comedy. And also if you acknowledge that you being offended by something should have no impact on what others do or say.

    As for boycotting the whole show because a few jokes bothered you ... yes, you are overreacting a lot. sure, you have a right to whatever you feel, of course, but that doesn't mean there is no such thing as an overreaction. Sorry, but I don't understand why you care so much if a joke offended you. What impact does it actually have on your life that Seinfeld said a joke that you are not amused by? I sincerely don't understand why this would cause you to never want to watch one of the best TV shows ever. Also... perhaps you would benefit from being able to laugh at yourself more? Or at least learned to think every little thing isn't a big deal? You do seem to take yourself very, very seriously, and forgive me, but I suggest this is one of the main reasons you seem to have so many issues that trouble you in your social life. Perhaps you need to work on growing a thicker skin. Not discarding an entire tv series because one joke or one topic offended you might be a good starting point.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    RogueStoner said:
    Hey, it helps me cope. Just 3 more days...
    But I only joke about myself. I need laughter as much as I need air. 

    Brian, really glad you're still around, dude. I'm sure many are.
    And yeah, I know how sweet life can be when you get that second chance. That was when I chose to live. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Comedy shouldn't be tamed or muted.  Everything should be open for a laugh.

    There are comedians now that are numbing it up so they won't offend people.  We are becoming a society where everyone has a voice about something which is good but can backfire on us in a heartbeat.

    One of the greatest insult artists recently passed, his name was Don Rickles.  It was considered an honor to be humiliated by him in public.  Imagine that, people went to see him with the chance of being made fun of in a room full of people?!?
    My wife can't stand Don Rickles humor but I love it because I know pretty much every thing he said was the opposite of it's meaning and his delivery left me in stitches, sometimes to the point where I practically busted a gut laughing.  Very sad not to have him in this world any longer. 

    All that said, I still can't think of any comedian who could make suicide humor work.  I don't recall Rickles ever broaching that subject. Maybe he could have made me laugh, but a doubtful maybe.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Comedy shouldn't be tamed or muted.  Everything should be open for a laugh.

    There are comedians now that are numbing it up so they won't offend people.  We are becoming a society where everyone has a voice about something which is good but can backfire on us in a heartbeat.

    One of the greatest insult artists recently passed, his name was Don Rickles.  It was considered an honor to be humiliated by him in public.  Imagine that, people went to see him with the chance of being made fun of in a room full of people?!?
    My wife can't stand Don Rickles humor but I love it because I know pretty much every thing he said was the opposite of it's meaning and his delivery left me in stitches, sometimes to the point where I practically busted a gut laughing.  Very sad not to have him in this world any longer. 

    All that said, I still can't think of any comedian who could make suicide humor work.  I don't recall Rickles ever broaching that subject. Maybe he could have made me laugh, but a doubtful maybe.
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  • Ninetytworules
    Ninetytworules Boston Posts: 454
    pjhawks said:
    yes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65mtE2TN1w
    Exactly what I was thinking 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,501
    rgambs said:
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Comedy shouldn't be tamed or muted.  Everything should be open for a laugh.

    There are comedians now that are numbing it up so they won't offend people.  We are becoming a society where everyone has a voice about something which is good but can backfire on us in a heartbeat.

    One of the greatest insult artists recently passed, his name was Don Rickles.  It was considered an honor to be humiliated by him in public.  Imagine that, people went to see him with the chance of being made fun of in a room full of people?!?
    My wife can't stand Don Rickles humor but I love it because I know pretty much every thing he said was the opposite of it's meaning and his delivery left me in stitches, sometimes to the point where I practically busted a gut laughing.  Very sad not to have him in this world any longer. 

    All that said, I still can't think of any comedian who could make suicide humor work.  I don't recall Rickles ever broaching that subject. Maybe he could have made me laugh, but a doubtful maybe.
    https://youtu.be/RbAAVLcMzr4
    Ahhhh Bill Hicks.  The thinking mans comedian.

    Sad to lose him so early/
  • LiteTheMatch
    LiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rgambs said:
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Comedy shouldn't be tamed or muted.  Everything should be open for a laugh.

    There are comedians now that are numbing it up so they won't offend people.  We are becoming a society where everyone has a voice about something which is good but can backfire on us in a heartbeat.

    One of the greatest insult artists recently passed, his name was Don Rickles.  It was considered an honor to be humiliated by him in public.  Imagine that, people went to see him with the chance of being made fun of in a room full of people?!?
    My wife can't stand Don Rickles humor but I love it because I know pretty much every thing he said was the opposite of it's meaning and his delivery left me in stitches, sometimes to the point where I practically busted a gut laughing.  Very sad not to have him in this world any longer. 

    All that said, I still can't think of any comedian who could make suicide humor work.  I don't recall Rickles ever broaching that subject. Maybe he could have made me laugh, but a doubtful maybe.
    https://youtu.be/RbAAVLcMzr4
    Ahhhh Bill Hicks.  The thinking mans comedian.

    Sad to lose him so early/
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  • Poncier
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    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
    Google got me this...
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/131887/bristow-va-fanviews-here-5-13-10/p3

    So he said people should kill themselves?
    Not cool.

    I must say that the fact that the post you linked was made by "mulva9" is freaky and/or funny considering the topic of this thread.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    edited December 2017

    Yes. A resounding Yes.

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Poncier said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
    Google got me this...
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/131887/bristow-va-fanviews-here-5-13-10/p3

    So he said people should kill themselves?
    Not cool.

    I must say that the fact that the post you linked was made by "mulva9" is freaky and/or funny considering the topic of this thread.
    Not sure I understand
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,579
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Poncier said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Hobbes said:
    Bristow, VA. 2010. Ed's rant.

    :whistle:



    What did he say?
    I'm not sure you could handle his comments, but don't let me stop you from searching it out. Your fandom might you question, though, based upon your (over)reaction to Seinfeld's joke.
    Google got me this...
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/131887/bristow-va-fanviews-here-5-13-10/p3

    So he said people should kill themselves?
    Not cool.

    I must say that the fact that the post you linked was made by "mulva9" is freaky and/or funny considering the topic of this thread.
    Not sure I understand
    Mulva relates to a particular episode.
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