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Domestic Violence shown as humour...

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SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 02/01/2020 21:22

TV on in background, this morning. Old film, 'Holiday on the buses' is on. I realise this is a pile of misogynistic crap, but I actually saw Olive's 'D'H strike her in the scene where the luggage falls off the motorbike into the river, as he blamed her for stopping him suddenly. Even in its time (70's) how did this pass for humour? How was it allowed to be shown, without at least cutting that bit out? I realise it was a terrible series, but I had never seen that bit before. Anyone else? And why are tv channels (ITV3 in this case) showing this shit? The idea that 'they were different times' just doesn't it, does it? Angry

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theflushedzebra · 02/01/2020 22:44

Cybil slaps Basil round the face a couple of times in Fawlty Towers - so it's not a complete switcheroo. And wife with a rolling pin in an old, old, trope.

A couple of years ago, I would've probably agreed with you OP - but I am so bloody sick of this cancel culture and ultra pc stuff that's going on at the moment, I've revised my opinion to nothing being off limits in comedy. Fuck knows, we could all do with a laugh.

WrathoFaeKlop · 02/01/2020 22:24

George and Mildred.
Mildred was the strong one, George was downtrodden.
Hyacinth Bucket likewise, I forget the name of the series.
Les Dawson's mother in law jokes.
Butterflies.

Lumene · 02/01/2020 22:20

Wasn’t Punch and Judy still around at that time?!?

PlanDeRaccordement · 02/01/2020 22:17

I don’t think any DV is funny at all. Here is a great article about how we need to get rid of all slapping in movies and tv shows.
medium.com/@pricelindy/we-need-to-talk-about-the-female-slap-d419c56758f7

TeiTetua · 02/01/2020 22:12

It made me think of Andy Capp, but apparently he's not the man he was (per the Wikipedia article about the strip):

"Andy no longer beats his wife, because of concerns about the depiction of domestic violence; instead, Andy and Florrie now attend marriage counselling."

And, uh, thinking of the influence of media presentations on young minds--Punch and Judy? And it's fun?

PlanDeRaccordement · 02/01/2020 22:04

It’s true you hardly ever see men hitting women in comedies today. You see a lot of women hitting men though. My times have changed.

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SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 02/01/2020 22:01

Arthur gives her a back hander and it's funny? Shock

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WrathoFaeKlop · 02/01/2020 21:55

Yes it was very funny back then and still is.
Olive was put upon, her husband was a prick, their marriage was a disaster yet they were hilarious.

Just like the comedy routines of Ricky Gervais, Peter Kay, Jo Brand and all the others.

Comedy, it gives us a laugh.