John Cleese drops out of Cambridge Union talk

[Blue Maverick]

Can you even say blacklist anymore! That’s how ridiculous this whole thing is.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I'm surprised he didn't just fart in their general direction.

 

[DrBlueBob]

Sorry I've edited that in now.

The irony seems to be that based on his own explanation he thinks the impressions were comic relief in a story about poor taste. Actually his impressions were the poor taste that proved his point.

Also to be fair I think the debate is heavily stacked as 90% of people would have gone in believing there's such a thing as good taste and it would have taken a pretty spectacular argument to convince a room full of people it didn't exist.

Ta. Unintended irony from the historian. It turned out to be a spectacular argument in one way or another.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Can you even say blacklist anymore! That’s how ridiculous this whole thing is.

You get arrested and locked up just for saying you're English these days.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Does this mean the Blue Moon parody from the Downfall film needs to be deleted?

 

[DrBlueBob]

Does this mean the Blue Moon parody from the Downfall film needs to be deleted?

I was wondering about that myself.

 

[hillbillyliar]

You can't go banning speakers because you don't like what they are saying be it sport, politics, religion, or just a ****.

Sometimes we have to hear some uncomfortable truths which knock our belief systems but we're all better for it.

The art of debate is being killed. It's a skill that should be taught in public and private schools to be able to discuss controversial issues without getting personal.

Don't people get banned from this forum?

 

[Keith Moncrieff]

Can you even say blacklist anymore! That’s how ridiculous this whole thing is.

I’m not offended but I’m offended on behalf of someone who probably is.

 

[talkativesprout]

I’m not offended but I’m offended on behalf of someone who probably is.

I'm gonna blow your shit into orbit, when i show you these Black Fella's have Whited Up to insinuate all white men are homicidal maniacs

 

[DiscoSteve]

don't be seen to be a white, middle-aged male whatever you do...

...you'll be cancelled!