[ExI] heeeeeeehehehehehehheheeeee

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Dec 15, 2015, at 8:45 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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> >…Dilbert can be funny, but I find it hard to enjoy after reading Scott Adams' insane misogynistic blog posts.  They're ridiculous. 
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> From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Tara Maya
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 8:02 AM
> To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Subject: Re: [ExI] heeeeeeehehehehehehheheeeee
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> >…I’m so glad I’m not the only one disturbed by that. I’ve enjoyed his blog for a long time and it seems it’s becoming worse, as if he’s pandering to the more annoying trolls in his readership. 
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> Tara Maya
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> Hmmm, OK so read the comic strip and not the blog.  I have never been to the blog and have no desire to go there.
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> This does bring up an interesting point however.  Comedy writers in general almost need to be really messed up people in order to write things they do.  What you are seeing when you read their comedy is seeing their public face.  There is a good argument for not peering any deeper than that level.
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> I recall an interview with Steve Martin.  He came across as a bit of a grumpy bear, but he was attempting to explain it.  He has a routine he does on stage, the silly funny wild and crazy guy, etc.  But the problem is that fans expect him to be that when he isn’t on stage.  He tells of going to a restaurant where the waiter recognized him and went into “Hey Steve, I hope you don’t find any boogers or toenails in your salad yurk yurk yurk…” etc. 
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> Well hell, image it.  A comic can’t just go out and be a normal person.  He is expected to perform his comedy routines always.  He could scarcely help being grumpy.
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> Carry over: don’t expect Scott Adams’ blog to be a continuation of his Dilbert strip.

You're right in a way. Yes, we should expect entertainers to be the same off stage, etc. But there can still be moral judgements made here. A comedian who wants to relax and have a nice meal at a restaurant and not continue his stand up act is not exactly the same as them writing a blog about various topics. Yes, it's silly to expect their act to continue from one medium to the next. But we can still say, "Hey, I love their comedy, but their views on X, Y, and Z are screwy." (I haven't read the particular blog, though I enjoy the comic strip. But then reading a comic strip is really low investment, and I rarely put any time into reading blogs regularly. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!;)

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Dan
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