//LOL, try discussing//

I'm sorry, princess. What would you like me to say?

Foxy,

You are showing remarkable equanimity where anal rape is trivialised and laughed at, made the butt of jokes so to speak, by Benjamin Law, given his employment and association with SBS.

"Domestic violence a 'silent epidemic' in gay relationships

Domestic violence has become a "silent epidemic" in the gay and lesbian community despite being the subject of increasing scrutiny in heterosexual relationships, according to the AIDS Council of NSW.

Roughly one in three lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) couples experience domestic violence. Those statistics are echoed among the general population..."

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/domestic-violence-a-silent-epidemic-in-gay-relationships-20150415-1mm4hg.html

Is it just a silly joke because it was directed at a heterosexual and family man? What about a woman, would it still be just a joke?

//Is it just a silly joke because it was directed at a heterosexual and family man? What about a woman, would it still be just a joke?//

There is only a single criterion upon which to judge a joke: whether or not it is funny.

Which is of course purely subjective. We don't all laugh at the same things. Offensive comedy can be extremely funny: certain sections of the community were deeply offended by 'The Life of Brian'. I'm sure runner still is. But without Monty Python, where would we get scenes like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBOQzSk14c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ

But these days, Monty Python aren't offensive any more: we've moved past that point.

This is how you do offensive comedy these days:

**Trigger Warning**: Not safe for runner. Not safe for children. Not safe for those of a sensitive disposition. Not safe for SJW's, fans of political correctness etc. Possibly unsafe for Tories - tests remain inconclusive. Best consumed with a minimum of earnestness & indignation.

NB: There is a Canadian comedian as a warm up act, who isn't very good. The main attraction is Frankie Boyle, who has a heavy Scottish accent. It's fairly easy to tell them apart: the one with the Scottish accent is fatter and has funnier jokes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8_3_IY83fI

I liked his Ayers Rock joke XD

Really puts Mr. Law's feeble contributions into perspective, doesn't it? That's how you go about offending people properly.

leoj,

This is more than just "silly jokes"
or slamming people in the face with pies. Or even boys
wearing dresses et cetera. It goes
much deeper than that. It shows that both proponents
for, and opponents of, same-sex marriage have a clear
intent to make public statements for their "causes"
and generate publicity and controversy in their
campaigns.

I stated earlier we need to get out of the
politically instinctive mode of "attack, attack,
attack," get our feet off a war footing with a clutch of
battle cries (anal rape, domestic violence, et cetera),
and simply concentrate on the very simple straight
forward proposition that the Government has placed in
front of us. We should not be deterred or our attention
diverted by anything else
at the moment. We simply need to take the opportunity
to concentrate on having our say.

And this as you know does not mean that I condone or approve of
rape or domestic violence or anything else that is
being used as a diversion. Those are separate issues and I have
made my position quite clear on them in this forum
over the years.

Toni Lavis,

The issue is hypocrisy. For example,

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/08/frankie-boyle-is-a-cowardly-bully-and-im-ashamed-i-ever-stood-up-for-him/

Do you agree that if Benjamin Laws 'joke' was from the other side the offender would indeed be subjected to pitchforks and flaming torches from the baying left-wing mob and hounded out of his job? No matter, there are the well publicised examples anyhow.

The good thing is the freedom of speech that allowed Benjamin Laws to model his and ors hypocrisy, the hypocrisy of gay politics and at the same time provide a case example of how limitations on free speech such as 'that' Section 18c.

My "a case example of how limitations on free speech such as 'that' Section 18c", omitted its final clause,
"a case example of how limitations on free speech such as 'that' Section 18c remind that free speech hasn't got many supporters in the federal Parliament".

Benjamin Laws is an immature, pretentious fool who undermined, set-back, the labours of the earnest.