Aren't you the guy who is a Bill Maher fan?There's stuff in his catalogie which is on that level, easy.
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"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams
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It probably didn't help that Scott Adams initially preferred to take MAGA quack remedies to treat his cancer, such as Ivermectin, delaying real treatment until he was convinced the "alternative cures" didn't work.
What did Bill Maher say that was racist? Did Bill Maher say the Holocaust never existed? Please provide proof.... Can't wait to see this!
Does Bill Maher's Racial Humor Get a Pass? – The Root Does Bill Maher's Racial Humor Get a Pass? – The Root He also used the N word on his show. But I said "on that level." He's made Islamophobic, transphobic and bigoted remarks about those with disabilities in the past (you can Google that example from "Politically Incorrect" on ABC.)
Pull quote from the article...enough said.
But it’s important to remember that Maher is a comedian by trade, and his first goal is to make people laugh. It’s also important to note that his style of comedy is often ribald and can border on offensive, since Maher does not shy away from using racial and sexual stereotypes that are typically used to demean.
We are also getting off topic, and what I realize is not of "In Memoriam" policy. If you would like to start a new thread to debate this, I am all for it. And oh, R.I.P. to Mr. Adams.
To that, I say: That's his business. Doesn't change anything in the real world.Dilbert was an amazing comic strip. Parodied the cubicle and the workplace so well. I grew up with it and still love it to this day.
The best part? Controversies aside, this longtime atheist accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior just before his death. Welcome to Heaven, my friend. RIP Scott.
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Accepted Jesus Before Dying, Posthumous Letter Says - Michael Foust
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Accepted Jesus Before Dying, Posthumous Letter Says, Michael Foust - Read breaking news headlies with a Christian perspective and commentary from Michael Foust.www.crosswalk.com
He said what he said, and it was deplorable to say the least. And if he did indeed inner peace through Christianity (not my preferred choice, but that's just me), did he publicly seek forgiveness for his hurtful comments? Or were they magically wiped away so we don't need to mention them again?
I do hope in his last months that he understood the power of his own words and realized what they meant to others. Suddenly finding "religion" isn't going to change that.
I was thinking Scott Adams became the people he parodied on Dilbert. Yes turned out to be carrying the same types of controversies as Elon Musk has been through before Adams left. Then again Adams saw the toxic side of Silicon Valley and ended up running with it before he left.
Can we? It's almost taboo for anyone to say they still watch Cosby Show reruns or listen to his old comedy albums. Anytime anyone mentions Michael Richards from Seinfeld one of the first things mentioned is his racist outburst. And despite never being charged with a crime, I don't know anyone that watched anything with Kevin Spacey quite the same anymore.
In fairness, is The Cosby Show even airing anywhere, on any outlet, in this country? Continent? Anywhere in the world? I doubt any station or media company would buy the show because it's exceptionally unlikely to get advertiser support. Unless someone's gotten their hands on an old VHS set of tapes, and still has a functioning VCR, you can't watch what's not there.
There is a significant difference between Michael Richards' one-hit wonder and Kevin Spacey's multiple victim track record, confirmed by a number of his victims. Richards had a bad night, should his life be cancelled because of it? Spacey had a pattern, just like Cosby had a pattern. (Maybe I should be writing "allegedly", but by now enough people have come forward that it's hard to deny.)
Where else, besides the U.S. and, maybe Canada, did The Cosby Show run? England? Australia?
Comedy shows translate very poorly to other languages, so I doubt that it ran where English is not the primary language. And the humor was very American and might not even have worked in places like Jamaica or Belize where English is spoken.
TVONE and GRIO are showing repeats. Not sure if anyone is streaming the show.
No, and Adams didn't so much "find inner peace" as he took Pascal's Wager and decided that a last-minute affirmation of Christianity wouldn't do any harm if there was no God, but would be enough to get him into Heaven if there was.
His actual words:
Scott Adams said:
It reads of insincerity and desperation.
Even if I believed in the existence of "heaven", which i don't, I have my doubts that he's there right now. And he's already experienced hell on earth. But wherever he is, I hope he is at peace.
Another person you have to separate their life from their work was the music composer Wagner. Just Google was Wagner and
antisemite.
I meant to post this earlier, but my favorite quote from Dilbert was from the “Dogbert” character, who said:
“Beware the advice of successful people, they do not seek company.”
Very often quite true.
“Beware the advice of successful people, they do not seek company.”
Very often quite true.
Forgive me if I don't swing at this particular pitch.
