Outraged by the outrage

[hypernova]

Well, okay, so I'm personally not outraged outraged, just sick of political correctness and being sensitive to everyone's feelings.

As most of you *should* know, a Comair flight bound for Atlanta from Kentucky crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday morning, as apparently it had taken off a runway shorter than it needed.  (3500 foot runway, that particular jet needed at least 4500.)  Not sure if they determined that was the direct cause yet, but it's apparently the most likely cause.  This airport is supposedly near Lexington, which is about 150 miles from where I live in Ohio.

So I didn't watch the Emmys, but I LOVE Conan O'Brian.  As I was looking through the headlines, finding what some of his material was (which even read hilarious, I can only imagine him doing it in person,) people are apparently outraged that NBC had the gall to air the opening skit, which was based on the "Lost" plotline.  Which, of course, happens to be about a plane crashing.  Apparently they had Jorge Garcia's character greet Conan on the island at the end.

So most of the honchos at the Blue Grass Airport (where the crash happened) are pretty upset at the skit and NBC, and are even DEMANDING an apology.  I believe they called it "insensitive," and NBC's decision to air it "incompetent."  Their big solution?  Open up the Emmys without an opening skit.  This was a pre-recorded skit, and they had NO backup (else they would've shown it most likely instead.)

Now if after this skit, they didn't even acknowledge the crash in KY, then I can see how they are a bit insensitive.  A few moments to pause would've sufficed, and hopefully pleased the masses.  (Like I said, I didn't watch, so I don't know what happened, and none of the stories said anything about reflecting on the crash for a moment, so I assume they didn't.)

It's said that time heals all wounds.  I wonder how much time these "sensitive" people would've needed to laugh at this skit.  One day?  One week?  One month?  I bet most wouldn't have gave it a thought after one month.  And many probably wouldn't have cared less within a week.

If NBC has anything to apologize for, it's for not acknowledging the crash.  They shouldn't apologize for airing the skit.  I just hate how when something bad happens, airing anything about that subject is temporarily taboo.  (I remember a few movies were moved back because of 9/11.  Drowning Pool's "Bodies" song wasn't played on the radio for a long while, even though it had NOTHING to do with it.)

[AtomSmasher]

I can't seem to find the opening on youtube, only a website that uses a video from youtube...anyways, you can see it here: http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=1249

I thought it was pretty funny.

[JackTucky]

I saw it live, thought it was funny too, and told my wife there would probably be people  complaining that they aired it.

Just goes to show you, there is always someone offended, and if they happen to have a microphone in front of their face, they can start an "outrage"

Jacktucky

[NightGod]

THAT was some funny stuff.

I don't think they owed any sort of apology, either. People get way too damn oversensitive. It's not like they made a movie about crashing a plane into a building and then showed in Sept 12, 2001 or a skit about someone bombing a subway and aired it 7/8/05. It was a comedy skit based on a well-known, nationally syndicated television show that was aired at the start of a national television awards show.

People need to realize that their personal tragedies don't automatically require the rest of the world to stop.

[Howard_Casto]

Well around 9/11 we had some really STUPID censoring going on. 

The thing that comes to mind is spiderman had this really bad-ass scene involving him trapping two helicoptors chasing him by spinning a web between the world trade towers.  The towers weren't wrecked, the scene really had nothing to do with the incident what-so-ever except for the fact that the towers were there.  The studio spent a butt-load of money on the scene (all cgi) but they had to cut it because it was shown in the previews of the movie and some people were equally "outraged".

Maybe somebody should clue em in that movies aren't filmed live and that scene was planned and filmed (the live action part) YEARS before 9/11.  The reason spiderman 1 wasn't as good as 2 is probably because the script had to be fiddled with at the last minute due to this. 


And maybe I'm just too smart for the average audience, but I would think that a hero using what had become a symbol for freedom to thwart evil would be seen as symbolism for preserverance in time of tragedy rather than an insensitive play by the production company.  But hey, I can read and have at least an average level of intelligence. 

[thebrownshow]

And maybe I'm just too smart for the average audience...

No, that's not it.

[ChadTower]

Is he smarter than the average bear?

[NightGod]

Hey ChadTower, watch him steal this pikanic basket

[Stingray]

And maybe I'm just too smart for the average audience...

No, that's not it.

-S

[MaximRecoil]

In general, the people who complain are not genuinely "offended" or "outraged"; they just get some sort of satisfaction from the whole "having a 'valid' complaint / having someone listen to their 'valid' complain / having someone agree that it is a 'valid' complaint / having something done about their 'valid' complaint" thing. It is the same motive behind children who are "tattletales". It is a "power trip" of sorts.

In the past these type of people were told to "grow up" but now in the Age of the Wimp, society is ever more accomodating to the busybodies. Every complaint, regardless of significance or substantiation, that is deemed "valid" by the standards of political correctness, is treated as an order from on high that something must be done about.

[saint]

 

[ChadTower]

See, now you went and forced saint to put on his sparkler hat and make the pooping face.

[Stingray]

I'm outraged by this thread.

Yeah, not really. I hardly ever get outraged, it's too much like work.

-S

[boykster]

I have a great feeling of deja vu right now

[Vigo]

We still need a few more people to join the party....then 

[boykster]

In the past these type of people were told to "grow up" but now in the Age of the Wimp, society is ever more accomodating to the busybodies. Every complaint, regardless of significance or substantiation, that is deemed "valid" by the standards of political correctness, is treated as an order from on high that something must be done about.

I actually find this really difficult to say, but I agree with Maxim on this point.  Society has become way too soft on certain things, and I'm very liberal socially so I'm not just a right-wing sycophant dissing minorities et al.

Add to that the devolution of manners in our society and the nearly universal "eff-off" reflex that now exists I'd rather just bolt the door and stay home most of the time.

[ChadTower]

et al needs to go back to where they came from.  To et al land.  Stupid et al taking up all of our abbreviations.

[NightGod]

I've seen alot of evidence that the tide is once more turning away from the "Age of the Wimp"-I hear about how fed up people are of it more and more.

Thank gods-I hated that whole culture when it first started in Madison, WI back in the early 90s (---fudgesicle--- you Donna Shalayla), I can't wait for it to fade away once more.

[hypernova]

All that work...gone.

[Stingray]

All that work...gone.

Happens to the best of us. Also happens to me as it turns out.

-S

[Texasmame]

I can't seem to find the opening on youtube, only a website that uses a video from youtube...anyways, you can see it here: http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=1249

I thought it was pretty funny.

I don't watch much T.V. so, while I knew what they were lampooning, I didn't find it particularly funny.  Tried "The Office" once but I'd rather watch the first half of "Office Space" again.

Except for the South Park part.  Love that show! 

[hypernova]

Thanks, TM!  That was hilarious!

All that work...gone.

Happens to the best of us. Also happens to me as it turns out.

-S

Heh...shoulda said "work."  Funny stuff got deleted.