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  Frankie Boyle - Offence & Free Speech - http://www.frankieboyle.com/fran…

  I put it in the politics thread because 'free speech' and I didn't know where else to put it. It's a good read if you have a few minutes.

  "I don't read newspapers anymore - I just lie to myself and cut out the middleman, but I think it's important to note that the press themselves are not actually outraged by what they report on as being offensive. No tabloid journo -whose life is invariably a shattered kaleidoscope of prostitutes, gambling, cocaine, self-loathing, literally going through a strangers bins, erectile disfunction and cocaine- is genuinely offended when some students dress up as the Twin Towers for Halloween. Outrage just makes good copy. It's easier to write, and simpler to understand. A tabloid hack knows that their average reader can barely read and they're not going to try to communicate anything like ennui in the vocabulary of a ten year old.

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  • shame his stand-up isn't as thoughtful as his writing. I supposed he wouldn't fill the O2 if it was.Fax_Benson
  • wrong tense, dickhead.Fax_Benson
  • Yeah, i'm a big fan of his writing, not so much a fan of his stand-up. He has ridiculously strong Scottish accent, which makes him hard to listen to sometimes.BuddhaHat
  • his comedy is way better than his shitty guardian articles. its almost like hes sucking up to the very people who hate his jokesDillinger
  • you might not need to worry about his Guardian articles, his last one was pulled by the editors for containing the word 'bummed', who knows if he'll do more...BuddhaHat

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