If a Ferengi tells a joke about Ferengis, and it’s not funny, do you still have to laugh?
The above title was adapted from a line in Ezra Levant’s witty post about the debate he had with Susan Cole of NOW magazine. (…only Lesbians can make jokes about Lesbians).
The discussion on CHCH-TV focussed on the BC comedian who made some rude jokes about the lesbian hecklers in his audience. The BC Human Rights tribunal is now musing over whether or not he should go to trial.
Guy Earle explained what all the fuss is about on YouTube via another great post by Ezra. If you don’t mind the four-letter words, please check it out and let me know what you think.
Also, please read Karen Selick’s op-ed in today’s Post - What Ferengis can teach the Supreme Court.
Should HRC’s be telling us what’s funny now? Kinsella says even he may have trouble defending the Nanny State here.
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Update: Ezra’s on a roll tonight. Check this out!
Which of course, ties in with this. H/T Daimnation!
Saturday Update: Finally, some good news on ‘Human Rights’ - Post editorial.
Post - Hate speech complaint dismissed. Get this:
“…We are not surprised at the decision in light of the inappropriate political pressure that has been brought to bear on the commission and that has prompted the commission to set up an internal review of its procedures under [the hate speech section of the Human Right Act,]” he (Faisal Joseph) said…
Were you actually expressing your opinions to your MPs fellow Canadians? Naughty, naughty!
The resistance must continue - David Warren.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
This is like feminists claiming that only feminists can teach womyn’s herstory at university.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
There are the gypsies/Romany who have their own code of living. Remember the crippled Shakey Lady who sat on the ground and begged for money at Bay and Bloor in Toronto. She and her family were living the highlife with her scam. When needed, she could probably run the 100m dash faster than Ben Johnson on steroids. She was a modern day Ferengi.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
So did you hear this one?
Two lesbians walked into a comedy club………
June 27th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Dike, dike, dike….I love Dutch water-control structures…..WHAT??
June 27th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Sorry, Carla. Your comment got caught in the spam filter, and I can’t let it pass. The HRC would be after me. Perhaps you could rephrase it?