Hey Hey it's .... Returning?

[Timmy]

well done to the mods Rove must be staring at the screen gobsmacked......... this is how it should be done.

Why thanks Mr. B, but I don't think Rove is a member here.

(the wonder of selective editing)

 

[sam76]

Wondered where this thread was, well done to the mods

Rove must be staring at the screen gobsmacked......... this is how it should be done.

minus the racist undertones....

(which personally I thought Harry should have kept to himself)

Darryl handled it well though

 

[MrBurns]

Why thanks Mr. B, but I don't think Rove is a member here.

(the wonder of selective editing)

You sure ?

 

[MrBurns]

minus the racist undertones....

(which personally I thought Harry should have kept to himself)

Darryl handled it well though

Thats been addressed, Aussies laugh at everything including color..

 

[sam76]

I almost welled up....

too good to not bring back to Saturday nights.

Australia needs something the whole country can get behind...

 

[MrBurns]

I almost welled up....

too good to not bring back to Saturday nights.

Australia needs something the whole country can get behind...

This is humor that is clever not just relying on crudeness and shock value.

It's not entirely clean but is respectful and recognizes certain boundaries.

Very few people understand this , Somers Carroll do..

 

[moXJO]

Shame someone didn't have the sense to see the red faces skit might cause some offense in PC Australia. Still makes me cringe after all these years, but the kids loved it. Does make you feel nostalgic.

 

[Prospector]

Thats been addressed, Aussies laugh at everything including color..

Which is probably one of the most serious and subtle forms of racism you can get - because 'jokes' like this have racist undertones, then everyone dismisses it by saying 'Hey, it was just a joke'.

Oz TV does need a live comedy production show like Hey Hey but while it has the Darryl Somers flavour I wont be watching it.

 

[waz]

Mt Burns put it right. Hay Hay doesnt rely on crudeness and shock value.

SMH on the other hand, is relying on shock value by making it the number one storey on its website this morning.

Lesson learnt: Hay Hay has great ratings.
SMH is struggling to make money

As a side note, SMH also has Kyle Sandlands as their number 4 main storey.

I wonder if there is a facebook group entitled '1 billion people who dont give a **** about scandals'. Im so joining.

 

[MrBurns]

Which is probably one of the most serious and subtle forms of racism you can get - because 'jokes' like this have racist undertones, then everyone dismisses it by saying 'Hey, it was just a joke'.

Oz TV does need a live comedy production show like Hey Hey but while it has the Darryl Somers flavour I wont be watching it.

People make jokes about whites "white trash with cash" for instance. Doesn't offend me.
I think the people who are over sensitive to some harmless clever jokes should just get over it.
BUT - you do have to know where to draw the line.

 

[sam76]

People make jokes about whites "white trash with cash" for instance. Doesn't offend me.

At least you admit it, lol

 

[MrBurns]

At least you admit it, lol

I'm proud to be white but sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods:

 

[waza1960]

Which is probably one of the most serious and subtle forms of racism you can get - because 'jokes' like this have racist undertones, then everyone dismisses it by saying 'Hey, it was just a joke'.

Strongly Disagree . This statement above is actually reverse racism its ok to make fun or ridicule white people but off limits to others ......typical PC crap. Another of my pet hates another entertainer who wants to dictate our way of thinking or impose his views on us, is he better informed or more intelligent than the rest of us as to what constitutes racism ? I doubt it. Surely the test of racism is the manner and intention which the humour is presented which was innocent in my opinion. As far as political correctness in the show goes if it continues I'm sure it will be a little more polished.

 

[Dark1975]

I only seen the last 30mins of last night's show,I didn't see dickie knee?I was hoping to get a glimpse of dickie,I used to lmao all the time as his head would bob up..Dickie knee as pm,I'D prefer dickie instead of krudd.

 

[Smurf1976]

The act related to Michael Jackson, arguably the ultimate racist himself given his black to white transformation presumably in the pursuit of record sales and profit.

I can't see the slightest problem with a Red Faces act that merely played on what everyone in the Western world already knows, that Jackson himself changed his colour.

20 years ago jokes about Jackson's colour change and plastic surgery were everywhere and the facts of his transformation have not changed and never will. He was the racist, not someone having a bit of a joke on an entertainment show.

If someone had made fun of Kevin Rudd, would they be accused of being anti-Australian or against democracy for poking fun at a democratically elected leader? If someone makes a joke the next time the share market plunges does that make them anti-capitalist?

Australian society is becoming far too sensitive and politically correct in my opinion.

Should I take action against the next person who jokes about my height, weight, hairstyle (or increasing lack of hair...), choice of clothing or any other personal attribute? I sure won't be as long as it's in the spirit of humor, which that act on Red Faces certainly was.

 

[Happy]

Political correctness at its best.

What I am waiting for now is somebody brave enough to take to court somebody for making racist remark like: ‘White fella’.

 

[Prospector]

The act related to Michael Jackson, arguably the ultimate racist himself given his black to white transformation presumably in the pursuit of record sales and profit.
I can't see the slightest problem with a Red Faces act that merely played on what everyone in the Western world already knows, that Jackson himself changed his colour..

Actually, Michael's skin problems started with vitiligo. Thanks wiki for this: The most notable symptom of vitiligo is depigmentation of patches of skin that occurs on the extremities. Although patches are initially small, they often enlarge and change shape. When skin lesions occur, they are most prominent on the face, hands and wrists. Depigmentation is particularly noticeable around body orifices, such as the mouth, eyes, nostrils, genitalia and umbilicus. Some lesions have hyperpigmentation around the edges.[2] In regards to psychological damage, vitiligo can have a significant effect on the mental health of a patient.[3] Psychological stress may even result in an individual becoming more susceptible to vitiligo. Patients who are stigmatised for their condition may experience depression and similar mood disorders.[4].

I sure won't be as long as it's in the spirit of humor, which that act on Red Faces certainly was.

So, as long as it is in the spirit of a 'joke' it is ok to be racist?

The Black and White Minstrel Show (and this skit was very reminiscent of those shows) was cancelled in 1967 in Britain because it was deemed offensive to show people with blackened faces behaving in a sterotypical manner. Forty years later, Australia still thinks it is OK?

The words 'white' and 'black' are not racist terms btw.

 

[drsmith]

Watching the show last night I enjoyed it but it's not somthing I would watch every week. I was only ever an occasional viewer of the show when it used to be on weekly.

HCJ was clearly a poor choice of judge for a Red Faces act like the MJ one.

 

[Happy]

....

The words 'white' and 'black' are not racist terms btw.

Maybe in Australia, as one Australian had to bend over backwards and shower non white US bar tender with countless apologies for ordering: "Short black" coffee.

Apparently over there you ask for: Coffee with no milk.

 

[MrBurns]

Maybe in Australia, as one Australian had to bend over backwards and shower non white US bar tender with countless apologies for ordering: "Short black" coffee.

Apparently over there you ask for: Coffee with no milk.

Try asking for a short black in the Congo where the Pygmies reside.
You certainly get some dark looks, errrr concerned looks.