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Originally Posted by troutman
I thought Caribou Barbie said it was ok to say "######" as long it is satire, as demonstrated by Rush Limbaugh.
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Originally Posted by troutman
Sorry, I don't know what was said on Family Guy.
I'm talking about her craven lack of outrage at Rush using the word "######".
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opini...d-######s-2460
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On Whether Liberals Are "######s"PALIN: I'm not politically correct. I am not one to be a word police. ...
WALLACE: OK. But Rush Limbaugh weighed in this week. And he said this: "Our politically correct society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are ######s, ######s. ... I mean, these people, these liberal activists are quote, kooks." Should Rush Limbaugh apologize?
PALIN: They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh was using satire to bring attention to what this politically correct --
WALLACE: But he used the "R" word.
PALIN: Using satire. Name calling by anyone -- I teach this to my children, you teach it to your children and your grandchildren, too. Name calling by anyone, it's just unnecessary. It just wastes time.
WALLACE: But you know what some people are going to say, Governor, and have said. They say, look, when it's her political adversary Rahm Emanuel, she's going to call him out, he's indecent, apologize. But when it's a political friend like Rush Limbaugh, oh it's satire
PALIN: I didn't hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with "F-ing ######s." And we did know that Rahm Emanuel, it's been reported, did say that. That's a big difference there.
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South Park had an episode about the Special Olympics where some kid with Down's was giving Cartman steroids. I don't remember Palin complaining about that episode although she wasn't alluded to in that episode in any way. I'm willing to bet that if Seth McFarlane didn't add that crack about the girl's mom being the former governor of Alaska, Caribou Barbie (love that, btw, troutman) wouldn't have said anything. It's not so much about making fun of someone with Down's Syndrome as it is about making a joke about Palin herself. Satire.
Someone should make a list of stuff that isn't funny or that we're not allowed to make fun of. That way, no one will have to get upset by cartoons ever again.