Comments on: Richard Pryor’s dangerous comedy http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/ The Wichita Eagle Editorial Department Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:19:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Jed http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16356 Jed Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:53:06 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16356 NoJo,Fuuny- I never thought Seinfeld was all that much, and it wasn't the missing expletives as much as the missing talent! NoJo,Fuuny- I never thought Seinfeld was all that much, and it wasn’t the missing expletives as much as the missing talent!

]]> By: NoJoCo http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16355 NoJoCo Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:26:02 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16355 Jed, I agree regarding Pryor, Bruce & Carlin. They are all gifted and they challenged society through their humor. I'm mostly refering to newer commedians who just cuss because it gets the easy laugh. Jerry Seinfeld is known for creative comedy minus the explectives. I don't know if that still holds true or not. Jed, I agree regarding Pryor, Bruce & Carlin. They are all gifted and they challenged society through their humor.

I’m mostly refering to newer commedians who just cuss because it gets the easy laugh. Jerry Seinfeld is known for creative comedy minus the explectives. I don’t know if that still holds true or not.

]]> By: Jed http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16354 Jed Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:23:15 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16354 NoJo,You are probably right, in that a lot of young comedians are riding on the coattails of people like Pryor, Bruce and Carlin; but for them, it was anything but easy!Sam,Words are just words; what's offensive are the ideas being expressed by some of the people that use them, and you don't need cuss words to express some pretty gruesome ideas. Some of the worst, most hurtful and harmful ideas have been couched in the gentlest language. Conversely, some things that have really needed to be said have used the "F word" and others that the genteel find offensive.You don't need a list of offensive words, you need to look and what ideas are being expressed, and decide in your heart what's offensive and what isn't. NoJo,You are probably right, in that a lot of young comedians are riding on the coattails of people like Pryor, Bruce and Carlin; but for them, it was anything but easy!Sam,Words are just words; what’s offensive are the ideas being expressed by some of the people that use them, and you don’t need cuss words to express some pretty gruesome ideas. Some of the worst, most hurtful and harmful ideas have been couched in the gentlest language. Conversely, some things that have really needed to be said have used the “F word” and others that the genteel find offensive.You don’t need a list of offensive words, you need to look and what ideas are being expressed, and decide in your heart what’s offensive and what isn’t.

]]> By: kansassam http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16353 kansassam Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:58:19 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16353 LOL.. I think you are right! LOL.. I think you are right!

]]> By: NoJoCo http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16352 NoJoCo Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:49:45 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16352 ksam, I think George Karlin keeps the official list, but that's like letting the mice guard the cheese. ksam, I think George Karlin keeps the official list, but that’s like letting the mice guard the cheese.

]]> By: kansassam http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16351 kansassam Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:45:48 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16351 I always wondered who was in charge of the "These words are offensive" list. I always wondered who was in charge of the “These words are offensive” list.

]]> By: NoJoCo http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16350 NoJoCo Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:36:56 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16350 What if we just decided that the F bomb and other words aren't offensive? Where and when did these words come from and why are they so bad? Comedians who use the words in their routines are taking the easy road to make people laugh. It's much more of a challenge to come up with an act that does not use the F-bomb, etc. What if we just decided that the F bomb and other words aren’t offensive?

Where and when did these words come from and why are they so bad?

Comedians who use the words in their routines are taking the easy road to make people laugh. It’s much more of a challenge to come up with an act that does not use the F-bomb, etc.

]]> By: Damoon http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16349 Damoon Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:38:08 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16349 Hey Jed, you know I try fixing the world all the time on this blog, but I just get shot down.I make a good effort to fix it in the real world, too. "You can't do great things, just small things with great love".I must admit, though, I am guilty of using the "F" word when I'm in traffic, but at least my windows are rolled up and no one can hear me. You're right, sometimes it's the only word that will do!! Hey Jed, you know I try fixing the world all the time on this blog, but I just get shot down.I make a good effort to fix it in the real world, too. “You can’t do great things, just small things with great love”.I must admit, though, I am guilty of using the “F” word when I’m in traffic, but at least my windows are rolled up and no one can hear me. You’re right, sometimes it’s the only word that will do!!

]]> By: Jed http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16348 Jed Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:22:32 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16348 Da,Yeah, but in the real world, sometimes anything less than the "F word" just doesn't say it! Sorry, but it isn't all cotton candy and teddy bears for large segments of our population, so either get busy fixing it, or get used to hearing the cuss words. Da,Yeah, but in the real world, sometimes anything less than the “F word” just doesn’t say it! Sorry, but it isn’t all cotton candy and teddy bears for large segments of our population, so either get busy fixing it, or get used to hearing the cuss words.

]]> By: Damoon http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16347 Damoon Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:12:01 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16347 I'm so tired of hearing the "F" word constantly in every movie, stand up routine, even in today's music. It's people like him that made profanity so common place. It truly illustrates a lack of imagination.I agree with you, Sam. The fact that people found him so funny is a sad statement on our culture. I wonder if they would think he was that funny if they listened to his routine minus the profanity. Probably not. I’m so tired of hearing the “F” word constantly in every movie, stand up routine, even in today’s music. It’s people like him that made profanity so common place. It truly illustrates a lack of imagination.I agree with you, Sam. The fact that people found him so funny is a sad statement on our culture. I wonder if they would think he was that funny if they listened to his routine minus the profanity. Probably not.

]]> By: kansassam http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16346 kansassam Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:48:54 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16346 I loved his movie comedy, but his stand up made me cringe. Right or wrong he knew people and what would make them laugh. It's more of a sad testimony to his audience, who, after all, responded to the foul-mouth comedy. I loved his movie comedy, but his stand up made me cringe. Right or wrong he knew people and what would make them laugh. It’s more of a sad testimony to his audience, who, after all, responded to the foul-mouth comedy.

]]> By: Jed http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16345 Jed Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:37:06 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16345 I miss him. His comedy may have been raw to the extreme, but he told it like it was! I miss him. His comedy may have been raw to the extreme, but he told it like it was!

]]> By: Damoon http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16344 Damoon Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:03:43 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16344 "Pryor influenced a whole generation of foul-mouth comics".Wow, what a great contibution to society! I won't miss him. “Pryor influenced a whole generation of foul-mouth comics”.Wow, what a great contibution to society! I won’t miss him.

]]> By: Long-time fan http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_/#comment-16343 Long-time fan Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:57:23 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2005/12/richard_pryors_html/#comment-16343 The word genius usually assumes a highly educated academic. But Richard was a genius in that he found a new way to make people both laugh and think about what they were laughing at. It is a rare gift. The word genius usually assumes a highly educated academic. But Richard was a genius in that he found a new way to make people both laugh and think about what they were laughing at. It is a rare gift.

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