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Sorry to link to YouTube for this, but it's just such a great example of actual humor from the decades where it was allowed to joke about it.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So in your opinion you can't make yokes about piracy nowerdays? How did you get to that conclusion?

I honestly don't even think this is that edgy of a sketch ...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't get where OP is going with this either?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Perhaps some overzealous reference to the fact that Graham Linehan is a massive wanker, butthurt transphobe. The way you "can't really make rape/racist/sexist/transphobic jokes anymore". He doesn't really make TV anymore. This skit on the other hand, as well as most of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, is perfectly PG.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The episode came out over 15 years ago...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So? My point was, that you could easily make this joke today, why not?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Vaguely conservative people love to claim that "you can't joke about anything nowadays!!" but everytime I ask for an example it's either completely banal stuff like this sketch, or it's just straight up bigotry with the thinnest veneer of "a joke".

Like, sorry that calling a trans woman a guy or saying weird shit about Muslims isn't funny in 2023, but good god get some fucking actual material.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My reply was regarding this:

I honestly don’t even think this is that edgy of a sketch …

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, so just additional information? Or I'm being dull :D