There is another Tempest in the Progressive Teapot. Bill Maher called Sarah Palin a "dumb twat." This time the orange pekoe tsunami comes from the front page and the pen of Kaili Joy Gray (one of the best writers dKos has to offer and a writer I make a point not to miss). We all have our "erroneous zones," so I forgive her for this hot mess. A pox on the National Organization of Women for their bloviating and holier-than-thou stance. NOW has been irrelevant for a longtime and they intend to keep up the "good" work.
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I "must" do what? Defend Sarah Palin from the Big Bad Bill Maher? The Alaskans are erecting Poop Flags in Sarah Palin's honor. You think maybe they know something we don't know? Truth is an absolute defense to a charge of slander. Sarah Palin is a "dumb twat."
Like my Father always said "I do not have to do anything but die." Comedians get a pass. They can say anything to anybody. If you do not like that, do not watch Maher. But "call off your tired old ethics" as Margot St. James says so succinctly. I am okay with the word Twat. Do not watch comedy if you cannot take a joke.
Comedians have a special license to use language anyway they see fit. Lenny Bruce suffered to make that a reality. And the Whiners are not going to make light of his sacrifice and his travail. Not if I have anything to say about it. Do not like evil dirty jokes? Do not listen to comedy. I am "pro choice" about more than my pudenda. I am a comedian. I will use any fucking word I want to use. Bite me.
Point of information: I do not use the F word. Part of my shtick is that I am a sexy old lady. The word "Fuck" in my character's mouth would not be funny. Comedy is an Art. I get to choose the brush strokes, the color, and the subject. Words are my paint.
I am the only white face in a Comedian versus Rapper DVD created by Beefy Funny. He is the Black Buster Keaton. I use the N word in the DVD. I do not use it in my own Act. It would not be funny. Beefy Funny is satirizing Thug Rap.
I am very dirty in a very polite way. And I can make any crowd laugh within 3 sentences. It took me awhile to learn to do that. I do not find Maher funny. We both do comedy. I will defend to the death his right to be bad at it.
Good night, Lenny, wherever you are.