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Aibu to want to share my anger against Frankie Boyle

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JeuxDEnfants · 08/09/2012 21:47

For his disablist comments? I would like to anyone who shares my anger to post. His a ridiculous person and a crap comedian. I'm sure I must have missed a thread about him already... But can't find one...

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toucancancan · 09/09/2012 10:44

If it was done and she was humilated then that is out of order. And so too was the katie price stuff. But I find lots of what he says funny. It doesn't make me a cunt.

toucancancan · 09/09/2012 10:45

By the way, he is retiring from stand up after this tour, so he can spend more time with his kids

DappyHays · 09/09/2012 10:46

At what point did I say what I was and wasn't laughing at lola?

I like Frankie Boyle. Apparently so do a few others. Lots people think he's a cunt, that's okay too.

Michael MacIntyre properly offends me with all that unfunny comedy and wobbly headedness.

mayorquimby · 09/09/2012 10:46

Used to really enjoy him but I think his act has turned into an experiment since the mtw sacking and I find it a bit stale.
I don't find him offensive though and I'm don't think he's racist/disabling etc. I think, like j Carr, he uses offensive comedy as a social tool but I think a lot of his fans take him at face value.

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WofflingOn · 09/09/2012 10:48

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AKissIsNotAContract · 09/09/2012 10:50

^^ Woffling Grin

DappyHays · 09/09/2012 10:51

Arf at Woff

FoofyShmooffer · 09/09/2012 11:00

"retiring after this tour so he can spend more time with his kids".

Aww. See. Misunderstood. Underneath it all he's just a kitten.
A fluffy mysoginist, disablist, racist kitten. Hmm they're the best.

Wonder what his kids think of his material.

WofflingOn · 09/09/2012 11:02

Could be worse, he dropped out of teacher training to become an alcoholic comedian with a drug habit. He could have stayed in teaching. Imagine the MN threads on that one.

mayorquimby · 09/09/2012 11:09

Just think of how upsetting it must have been for that woman "

The woman who was happy to laugh at everyone elses problems until it hit something subjective for her?

mayorquimby · 09/09/2012 11:09

Just think of how upsetting it must have been for that woman "

The woman who was happy to laugh at everyone elses problems until it hit something subjective for her?

toucancancan · 09/09/2012 11:10

LOL woffing!

toucancancan · 09/09/2012 11:14

I think u lot enjoy being offended.

Glitterknickaz · 09/09/2012 11:16

As you'd 'enjoy' your kid being slagged off, obviously toucan.

Pendeen · 09/09/2012 11:20

" I have a fabulous sense of humour. "

What an odd thing to say.

threeOrangesocksmorgan · 09/09/2012 11:25

I always thought it was teens who found people like him funny, not good but you do expect adults to know that ripping the piss out of disabled people is wrong on so many levels.
I have to say I judge grown ups who think it is funny.
they must be really thick ad lack any morals.

I don't want him banned. he would then get more attention.
I would like to see him live the life he ridicules

TheQueenOfDiamonds · 09/09/2012 11:27

Just think of how upsetting it must have been for that woman to get up and walk out with the whole audience laughing at children like her daughter. Anyone who can laugh at children with Down syndrome is a cunt.

I don't know what he said, but whatever it was I have no sympathy for the woman. She was happy to support him in making jokes about other minority groups. My child is deaf, I wouldn't make a joke of blind people then run to the newspapers if someone did the same about deaf kids.

PicklesThePottyMouthedParrot · 09/09/2012 11:29

It's making awful jokes at the expense of one specific child. Anyone who supports that is a being dodgy in my opinion. Awful.

JeuxDEnfants · 09/09/2012 11:33

I don't enjoy being offended. I also don't enjoy being unkind to or humiliating people due to their looks, ability, race or gender to name a few. Have a heart, every one deserves respect. Bet you're a right barrel of laughs toucan...oh to have a friend like you.

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Sassybeast · 09/09/2012 11:45

Boyle is a cunt. Anyone who 'likes' Boyle is pretty cuntish as well. I don't think that there will be any need to 'ban' him - I think he's turning into a sad caricature of someone who wants to be edgy and out there, and is really just a sad drunk who will disappear off the radar when he is starved of the publicity of TV appearances.

Sassybeast · 09/09/2012 11:46

Toucan - perhaps you'd post some photos of yourself and your kids. just so we can give our honest opinions of how you all look ? And Dappy too ? Fair game and all that ?

arthurfowlersallotment · 09/09/2012 11:48

There are worse comedians than Boyle. I don't find him funny but he's not the most offensive IMO.

Ricky Jervais is a cunt. An utter, unfunny, ugly, disabalist, ego maniacal cunt.

and a twitter bully

seeker · 09/09/2012 11:58

Oh the professionally unoffended are so tiresome!

DappyHays · 09/09/2012 12:01

Okay Sassy let me go find some for you, just wait there, I'll be right back.

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