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Wed Mar-28-07 09:44 AM
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| 27. when is the last time Adam Sandler was given airtime on "news" shows, in print, and at the RNC? |
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I don't recall it happening. And actually, I should have said Sandler's character, as it was not him saying it, it was the writers showing his character saying it.
Are you serious?
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| -So, Coulter can't say "faggot" but Adam Sandler's... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 08:59 AM |
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Er, one is a character in fiction? The other is a real person talking about another real person? |
DemItAllAnyway |
Mar-28-07 09:02 AM |
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Hmmm... so basicially it's ok to use *fictionally*. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:11 AM |
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Yes, it would be OK |
alcibiades_mystery |
Mar-28-07 09:40 AM |
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I don't understand this... |
MAGICBULLET |
Mar-28-07 09:57 AM |
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I'll answer you questions even though you didn't.... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 10:21 AM |
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Depends on the context of the movie, of course. (nt) |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-07 10:01 AM |
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I think I correctly establish the context in post #17. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 10:06 AM |
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"Getting healthy" is not nearly the same as "healthy". |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-07 10:15 AM |
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Silly me. nt |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 10:23 AM |
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Fiction is a way to teach us things by creating characters, and using how those characters talk. |
DemItAllAnyway |
Mar-28-07 10:58 AM |
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So... you're saying that Coulter's crime was that... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:12 PM |
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No, that is not what I'm saying. So don't miscast my POV then call it disturbing. |
DemItAllAnyway |
Mar-28-07 06:55 PM |
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I recently saw part of "Trading Places" on TV |
hfojvt |
Mar-28-07 11:12 AM |
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I haven't seen the movie, but fiction and comedy vs. non-fiction seems lost on you. |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-07 09:03 AM |
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Not really. nt |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:13 AM |
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Nothing you've said seems to suggest that you do. (nt) |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-07 10:01 AM |
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I believe she was referring to an actual person? |
jwirr |
Mar-28-07 09:03 AM |
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BINGO |
havocmom |
Mar-28-07 09:09 AM |
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Depending on usage |
hobbit709 |
Mar-28-07 09:04 AM |
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So maybe he was calling him a "British pork meatball'? |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:15 AM |
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Maybe he thought he was a bassoon |
hobbit709 |
Mar-28-07 09:18 AM |
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Can we stop this please? |
Canuckistanian |
Mar-28-07 09:27 AM |
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oh, next you're gonna teLL me that obtuse has onLy one meaning |
sniffa |
Mar-28-07 09:31 AM |
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Yeah it's a triangle |
Horse with no Name |
Mar-28-07 10:18 AM |
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Words have the meaning you give them in your usage |
hobbit709 |
Mar-28-07 10:00 AM |
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Ann Coulter is all-too-real, unfortunately.... |
marmar |
Mar-28-07 09:05 AM |
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Real indeed. Not sure if that makes the pejorative ok if... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:18 AM |
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Haven't seen it, but knowing the premise of the movie |
NCevilDUer |
Mar-28-07 09:05 AM |
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This is the correct answer. |
asthmaticeog |
Mar-28-07 09:14 AM |
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Interesting. In fact it's actually as he starts to *come OUT* of... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:26 AM |
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From your description of the scene, guy wants guy to stay with him |
NCevilDUer |
Mar-28-07 10:05 AM |
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So it's illegal to kill a person in real life, but characters in movies can. |
mondo joe |
Mar-28-07 09:07 AM |
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Exactly. nt |
blondeatlast |
Mar-28-07 09:28 AM |
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that says it all |
ComerPerro |
Mar-28-07 11:15 AM |
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Thought about it. It's a weak analogy. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:52 PM |
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Clearly, you don't watch a lot of movies. |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-07 03:20 PM |
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You are mistaken. |
mondo joe |
Mar-28-07 03:35 PM |
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What's the context? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Mar-28-07 09:15 AM |
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See # 17. That's how I remember it, anyway. nt |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:29 AM |
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Do you think we ought to ban words you find offensive from movies? |
endarkenment |
Mar-28-07 09:23 AM |
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In reply: |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:36 AM |
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Sandler's character said 'faggot'. |
endarkenment |
Mar-28-07 10:41 AM |
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You're annoyed. I'll reply later. nt |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 10:52 AM |
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The difference: |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:36 PM |
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Then I guess you haven't watched a lot of movies. |
endarkenment |
Mar-28-07 02:44 PM |
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Here you go - |
mondo joe |
Mar-28-07 10:53 AM |
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My sense is that... |
skypilot |
Mar-28-07 09:37 AM |
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Ya, that's part of it, at least. nt |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:39 AM |
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are you f'n serious? |
sniffa |
Mar-28-07 09:26 AM |
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when is the last time Adam Sandler was given airtime on "news" shows, in print, and at the RNC? |
unpossibles |
Mar-28-07 09:44 AM |
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Never, far as I know. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 09:58 AM |
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when and how use of the word 'faggot....is defensible. |
skypilot |
Mar-28-07 10:06 AM |
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to be fair, I am not defending the use of the word or hate-speech in general |
unpossibles |
Mar-28-07 10:50 AM |
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It's called art |
Jack Rabbit |
Mar-28-07 10:17 AM |
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Let me try to explain: |
Na Gael |
Mar-28-07 10:20 AM |
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... |
youthere |
Mar-28-07 10:38 AM |
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I look at it differently from the OP. |
robcon |
Mar-28-07 10:59 AM |
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Might I suggest that for your own safety, |
temperancedissent |
Mar-28-07 11:00 AM |
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Excellent! Wish I'd thought of that. Perfect scene, too. |
blondeatlast |
Mar-28-07 02:41 PM |
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Yeah, yeah. For the "LaPettimane Freeway". n/t |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:42 PM |
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What context was it used in? |
gravity |
Mar-28-07 11:00 AM |
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Its very simple: Adam Sandler is gay & allowed to use that word |
Blu Dahlia |
Mar-28-07 11:05 AM |
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Is he gay? I didn't know it. |
WI_DEM |
Mar-28-07 11:16 AM |
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That'll come as a big surprise to his wife and kid. NT |
NYCGirl |
Mar-28-07 11:19 AM |
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You are *evil*. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:41 PM |
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MOST folks can discern between politics and comedy. Or politics and entertainment. |
spanone |
Mar-28-07 02:16 PM |
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That's a matter of opinion... and perception. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 02:39 PM |
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Anthony Hopkins played Hitler |
DefenseLawyer |
Mar-28-07 02:18 PM |
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And Quentin Tarantino says "nigger" in Pulp Fiction |
lynyrd_skynyrd |
Mar-28-07 02:45 PM |
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I know it's a movie. Tarrantino's characters are "bad guys".... |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 03:17 PM |
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What is it with some DUers lately wanting to censor things? |
Marr |
Mar-28-07 02:50 PM |
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Never said anything about scrubbing *anything*. |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 03:02 PM |
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So much for Scorsese movies, Tarantino movies, Spike Lee movies, |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-28-07 03:05 PM |
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Apples, meet Oranges. Sandler is "everyman". |
PaulHo |
Mar-28-07 03:12 PM |
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There's a distinction between fiction and real life, between made-up characters & real people |
brentspeak |
Mar-28-07 03:17 PM |
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You just said ""faggot"." |
BuyingThyme |
Mar-28-07 03:19 PM |
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Was somebody here praising Sandler's character? Because I must've missed that. |
WinkyDink |
Mar-28-07 07:13 PM |
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