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Double standards of entertainment
Jul 1^st, 2024 at 12:43am

From the year 2010.

Film maker charged under race hate laws

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A Perth magistrate will hand down his decision next week in the case of a film maker accused of posting a racist video on the internet.

Simon Charles Barker stood trial accused of conduct likely to harass Aborigines.

He posted a video that was a take off of a rap song, featuring white men painted black.

Mr Barker testified he was not a racist saying he would not have put his name to the video if he had believed it was offensive.

He also said the purpose of the video was to lampoon the stereotypical view of Aborigines he believed was held by many people.

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A Perth court has found filmmaker Simon Barker not guilty of racially vilifying Indigenous people in a music video he posted on the internet.

The parody video, made by a white man, caused enough of a stir to be heard in court. However, the magistrate found that the video was of artistic material. Indigenous leaders found the footage damaging.

Yet, they make exceptions. Especially when the underwhelming "Black Comedy" was shown on the ABC not many years after the complaint against the parody video was heard in court.

Now, if "racial stereotypes" were damaging to racial relations, "Black Comedy" would be the neo-Holocaust for indigenous Australians. But at least the show had its critics:

Black Comedy misses the mark

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SURELY the primary pre-requisite for a comedy show, and certainly one with the very word in its title, should be that it is funny.

Black Comedy (ABC, Wednesdays, 9.35pm) is not.

At least, 95% of it is not.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25122 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #1 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:48am Admittedly, I did watch "Black Comedy" tonight and thought it was better than I remember.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36291 Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #2 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up. Otherwise, it's just bullying.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 32399 Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #3 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 9:02am mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am: The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up. Otherwise, it's just bullying.
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Reply #4 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 9:08am

Gnads wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 9:02am:

mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am:

The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up.

Otherwise, it's just bullying.

Oh? What do you call deriding someone for being less fortunate than you?

Wait ...let me guess. You've never thought about it and you get really angry when anyone mentions it.

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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 54619 Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #5 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 10:06am mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am: The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up. Otherwise, it's just bullying.
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 89219 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #6 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 11:43am Bleck-fice and Wharte-fice Live together like a pair o' dice Side by side on my piano keyboard Oh, lord why can't we? How's that sound, Paul? Ummm... it's.... OK.. Stevie..... let's work on it a bit....
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Re: Double standards of entertainment
Reply #7 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 11:51am

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:48am:

Admittedly, I did watch "Black Comedy" tonight and thought it was better than I remember.

Young Abo bloke in Sydney did some 'Black Comedy' stuff - it was great.... the best one was the ferret faced and ferret eyed sheilas at the 'Indigenous Help Centre' pushing him into all these things when all he wanted to do was study like John Nash....

"Now if you sign up for this special program..."

"I don't want a special program - I want to make it on my own two feet!"

"See - that's the problem - you can't do that while your feet are tied..."

"How are they tied here?"

"You have to meet the same standards as everyone else even though you are disadvantaged...."

"But so are a lot of other kids here disadvantaged... I know a lot of 'em!"

"They're not representative of the institutionalised privilege that applies to people of certain colours and beliefs.... that you don't get..."

"But I got an Aboriginal scholarship to come here....."

"Patronising from the White Privileged Set..... if they truly respected you as an equal you wouldn't get it!"

"But like all the poor kids I need it just to get here!!"

"Beside the point - they still look down on you!"

"But I just got the Student Medal for this year...."

"Tokenism...."

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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 54619 Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #8 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 12:07pm
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Reply #9 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:08pm

mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 9:08am:

Gnads wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 9:02am:

mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am:

The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up.

Otherwise, it's just bullying.

Oh? What do you call deriding someone for being less fortunate than you?

Wait ...let me guess. You've never thought about it and you get really angry when anyone mentions it.

Tilting at windmills again you acrid bint Grin

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 32399 Gender:	Re: Double standards of entertainment Reply #10 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:13pm Frank wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 12:07pm: Chris Liley ... yeah nah .. never been funny. Blackface again? How does he get away with that? If he thinks he's making a satirical, theatrical or societal point he failed.
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Reply #11 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:19pm

mothra wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 8:41am:

The thing about comedy is it's only possibly funny if it's punching up.

Otherwise, it's just bullying.

I can't find the video that Simon Barker produced. But the snippets of the video looked like the parody was in bad taste. The magistrate declared it was not illegal to make this video, given that it did not racially vilify anyone. However, check out "Black Comedy". Their hit-and-miss style humour was peppered with a lot of racial stereotypes. Why did indigenous people not find it offensive? Because the actors involved in the comedy sketches were indigenous. Having a laugh at your own demographic is one thing. It is indeed bullying if you are making fun of another demographic.

I agree, mothra. Perhaps I posted this up too soon before giving this topic much thought.

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Reply #12 - Jul 1^st, 2024 at 5:18pm

Gnads wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 1:13pm:

Frank wrote on Jul 1^st, 2024 at 12:07pm:

Chris Liley ... yeah nah .. never been funny. Blackface again?

How does he get away with that?

If he thinks he's making a satirical, theatrical or societal point he failed.

Rap is stupid and laughable and it has to be pilloried at every turn.

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