Post by Teddy Bear on Dec 18, 2015 14:09:44 GMT
I wasn't aware that the BBC had any right-wing comedians, and I've never heard of the one described below. Judging by his 'humour', while I welcome the fact that he is not of the typical left-wing mindset normally inhabiting the BBC studios, he's really not that funny.
Still it gives us the possibility to reflect on the way the humorless left-wing mindset interpret something that they feel is against them, forgetting how hypocritical and rancid they themselves are when it comes to criticizing those they despise.
The BBC would not allow a truly creative comedian to perform within their walls. They must know that somewhere they're begging for it.
Still it gives us the possibility to reflect on the way the humorless left-wing mindset interpret something that they feel is against them, forgetting how hypocritical and rancid they themselves are when it comes to criticizing those they despise.
The BBC would not allow a truly creative comedian to perform within their walls. They must know that somewhere they're begging for it.
BBC urged to ban right-wing comedian Andrew Lawrence
The controversial comic has come under fire after a tweet joking that feminists should 'kill themselves'
By Adam Boult
Comedian Andrew Lawrence has been criticised for a tweet that protesters have claimed 'incite(s) others to take their own lives.'
"Given that about 80% of suicides in the UK last year were committed by men, if feminists truly wanted equality, they'd kill themselves
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The tweet, posted on December 14, has been roundly condemned on Twitter. One commenter replied: "That's an awful thing to say, Suicide is never funny, You should be ashamed of yourself."
Another tweet, from Female Arts Magazine, said: "It's sad and hurtful to seek attention this way. It's the time of year when suicides increase. Search yourself for humanity."
As the volume of criticisms increased, Lawrence tweeted saying: "Currently being dogpiled by feminazis. I think I like it ;p"
A petition has now been launched on the website change.org calling on the BBC to 'stop giving airtime to Andrew Lawrence who jokes about women committing suicide."
Lawrence has made four radio series for the BBC. The latest, sitcom There Is No Escape, was broadcast earlier this year.
An open letter to the BBC alongside the petition says: "Whilst humour can take many forms and is a matter of subjective taste it is a crossed boundary to incite others to take their own lives.
"Some feminists declare themselves such as a retaliation to having experienced male violence. This might sometimes lead to suicidal feelings. That is not a matter of fun. Dead women are not funny. Raped women are not funny.
"Two women a week are killed at the hands of men, some of whom say they love them. Those women may have suffered feelings of suicide as they fought to stay alive.
"78,000 women are raped. Some of them will have suffered suicidal feelings as they fought to survive the trauma.
"The men Lawrence mentions are not a source of humour. Whilst mental health services are being cut as a result of austerity this figure can only rise.
"The BBC has a duty to respect it's listeners with poor mental health and should refuse to give airtime to Andrew Lawrence."
The comedian prompted headlines in October last year after he posted an essay on Facebook expressing sympathy for Ukip, and attacked the BBC's 'liberal bias', specifically 'moronic, liberal back-slapping on panel shows like Mock The Week where aging, balding, fat men, ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians, sit congratulating themselves on how enlightened they are about the fact that UKIP are ridiculous and pathetic.’
Writing for the Telegraph about the earlier controversy, comedian Ava Vidal noted that Lawrence "wondered why there are no right-wing comedians who are popular in the UK at the moment - using the tired argument that ‘political correctness has gone mad’."
"Well it’s just a hunch, but perhaps it’s because these days, the majority of people don’t like comedy that uses the most marginalised members of society as the punchline."
Reviewing Lawrence's Edinburgh show earlier this year, the Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish said: "It’s bracing, purgative, tense-making stuff. It’s as if we’d forgotten that comedians had licence to be honest, however ugly that might make them. Does that mean too few jokes? At times, yes, something he points out himself. Not everyone is signed-up and goes with his flow. That’s fine with him too: 'I could be wrong about these things, we don’t have to have the same opinions,' he says."
The controversial comic has come under fire after a tweet joking that feminists should 'kill themselves'
By Adam Boult
Comedian Andrew Lawrence has been criticised for a tweet that protesters have claimed 'incite(s) others to take their own lives.'
"Given that about 80% of suicides in the UK last year were committed by men, if feminists truly wanted equality, they'd kill themselves
"The tweet, posted on December 14, has been roundly condemned on Twitter. One commenter replied: "That's an awful thing to say, Suicide is never funny, You should be ashamed of yourself."
Another tweet, from Female Arts Magazine, said: "It's sad and hurtful to seek attention this way. It's the time of year when suicides increase. Search yourself for humanity."
As the volume of criticisms increased, Lawrence tweeted saying: "Currently being dogpiled by feminazis. I think I like it ;p"
A petition has now been launched on the website change.org calling on the BBC to 'stop giving airtime to Andrew Lawrence who jokes about women committing suicide."
Lawrence has made four radio series for the BBC. The latest, sitcom There Is No Escape, was broadcast earlier this year.
An open letter to the BBC alongside the petition says: "Whilst humour can take many forms and is a matter of subjective taste it is a crossed boundary to incite others to take their own lives.
"Some feminists declare themselves such as a retaliation to having experienced male violence. This might sometimes lead to suicidal feelings. That is not a matter of fun. Dead women are not funny. Raped women are not funny.
"Two women a week are killed at the hands of men, some of whom say they love them. Those women may have suffered feelings of suicide as they fought to stay alive.
"78,000 women are raped. Some of them will have suffered suicidal feelings as they fought to survive the trauma.
"The men Lawrence mentions are not a source of humour. Whilst mental health services are being cut as a result of austerity this figure can only rise.
"The BBC has a duty to respect it's listeners with poor mental health and should refuse to give airtime to Andrew Lawrence."
The comedian prompted headlines in October last year after he posted an essay on Facebook expressing sympathy for Ukip, and attacked the BBC's 'liberal bias', specifically 'moronic, liberal back-slapping on panel shows like Mock The Week where aging, balding, fat men, ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians, sit congratulating themselves on how enlightened they are about the fact that UKIP are ridiculous and pathetic.’
Writing for the Telegraph about the earlier controversy, comedian Ava Vidal noted that Lawrence "wondered why there are no right-wing comedians who are popular in the UK at the moment - using the tired argument that ‘political correctness has gone mad’."
"Well it’s just a hunch, but perhaps it’s because these days, the majority of people don’t like comedy that uses the most marginalised members of society as the punchline."
Reviewing Lawrence's Edinburgh show earlier this year, the Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish said: "It’s bracing, purgative, tense-making stuff. It’s as if we’d forgotten that comedians had licence to be honest, however ugly that might make them. Does that mean too few jokes? At times, yes, something he points out himself. Not everyone is signed-up and goes with his flow. That’s fine with him too: 'I could be wrong about these things, we don’t have to have the same opinions,' he says."