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PurpleJ
PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
edited December 2013 in Tug Tavern
I had an interesting conversation with a friend who doesn't like the classic movie "A Christmas Story". Among his list of complaints was the Chinese restaurant scene's alleged blatant racism. Can someone please explain how this is racist? I think it's comedy gold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=46WcFObgYhI
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  • [Deleted User]
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    dnc said:

    Anything that makes white people laugh at someone who is not white is racist.

    hth

    Disagree.

    South Park is the funniest show on TV.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    CollegeDoog said:

    dnc said:

    Anything that makes white people laugh at someone who is not white is racist.

    hth

    Disagree.

    South Park is the funniest show on TV.
    One of us is being whooshed here

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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,141
    The only thing your friend had right is that "A Christmas Story" sucks. It's overrated and was okay for watching the first time, but the dinguses who watch it every Christmas because they think it is classic are fucking lame. I'll take Home Alone over that movie every time.

    Comedy gold? Fuck, I would hate for you to watch Wedding Crashers, Step Brothers, or a movie that is actually funny.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    edited December 2013
    RoadDawg55 said:

    The only thing your friend had right is that "A Christmas Story" sucks. It's overrated and was okay for watching the first time, but the dinguses who watch it every Christmas because they think it is classic are fucking lame. I'll take Home Alone over that movie every time.

    Comedy gold? Fuck, I would hate for you to watch Wedding Crashers, Step Brothers, or a movie that is actually funny.

    Fuck you and your stupid opinion. Commie.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    I like to Mach classic comedies by referencing overrated comedies like Step Brothers, that's what I like to do.

    A Christmas Story > Step Brothers.

    With a bullet.
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  • CuntWaffle
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    The only thing your friend had right is that "A Christmas Story" sucks. It's overrated and was okay for watching the first time, but the dinguses who watch it every Christmas because they think it is classic are fucking lame. I'll take Home Alone over that movie every time.

    Comedy gold? Fuck, I would hate for you to watch Wedding Crashers, Step Brothers, or a movie that is actually funny.

    Disagree. Christmas story is a fantastic movie. Step Brothers and Wedding Crashers are also both good. I would take Home Alone over Christmas Story as well.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    I'm fine with it.
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  • loadsock
    loadsock Member Posts: 686
    Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra.
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  • unfrozencaveman
    unfrozencaveman Member Posts: 2,303
    I thought that suggestive leg lamp was far more offensive than this scene
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  • Dick_B
    Dick_B Member Posts: 1,301
    wedding crashers was a good movie? Holee shit
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    Dick_B said:

    wedding crashers was a good movie? Holee shit

    Wedding Crashers is the comedy goat.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
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    allpurpleallgold said:

    Dick_B said:

    wedding crashers was a good movie? Holee shit

    Wedding Crashers is the comedy goat.
    Not sure about the goat, but Wedding Crashers was pretty funny. I'd take Old School, Anchorman and especially Borat over it, from that 2003-2007 era, though. I'm probably forgetting something else too.

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  • loadsock
    loadsock Member Posts: 686
    Blazing Saddles and Airplane
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,141
    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,141
    edited December 2013
    dnc said:

    Home

    allpurpleallgold said:

    Dick_B said:

    wedding crashers was a good movie? Holee shit

    Wedding Crashers is the comedy goat.
    Not sure about the goat, but Wedding Crashers was pretty funny. I'd take Old School, Anchorman and especially Borat over it, from that 2003-2007 era, though. I'm probably forgetting something else too.

    Old School and Borat are great. Borat for the first time was incredible. The first half of Wedding Crashers is the goat when it comes to comedy, and has held up very well over time. Anchorman is an entertaining movie, but Step Brothers is way funnier. More belly laughs in Step Brothers for sure. Take a few bong rips, a joint, a knife hit, or however else you prefer smoking some weed and watch that one again.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJHlrOJyng

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  • allpurpleallgold
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?

    I imagine it's the same age group that finds the Three Stooges funny.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    RoadDawg55 said:

    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?

    I just like the plot and the character development. And the way they used foreshadowing.

    But seriously. Home Alone is stupid because of the sappy ending and feel good bullshit, and I have no idea why you mentioned non-holiday movies in this thread.

    The moral of the story is.... If you hate Raphie and his bb gun, you hate America. And you are a commie.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    For the record, Step Brothers is funny as shit.
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  • RoadDawg55
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    allpurpleallgold said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?

    I imagine it's the same age group that finds the Three Stooges funny.
    You just ended the thread. Now, we just have to wait for someone to mention Monty Python and The Holy Grail as the funniest movie of all time and we will know exactly what we are dealing with here.

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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    PurpleJ said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?

    I just like the plot and the character development. And the way they used foreshadowing.

    But seriously. Home Alone is stupid because of the sappy ending and feel good bullshit, and I have no idea why you mentioned non-holiday movies in this thread.

    The moral of the story is.... If you hate Raphie and his bb gun, you hate America. And you are a commie.
    Dude the first viewing of Home Alone was the absolute tits. They over sequeled it which has cost it some luster, but that movie was hifuckinglarious in theaters.






















    Of course, I was eight at the time. But still.

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  • dnc
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    dnc said:

    Home

    allpurpleallgold said:

    Dick_B said:

    wedding crashers was a good movie? Holee shit

    Wedding Crashers is the comedy goat.
    Not sure about the goat, but Wedding Crashers was pretty funny. I'd take Old School, Anchorman and especially Borat over it, from that 2003-2007 era, though. I'm probably forgetting something else too.

    Old School and Borat are great. Borat for the first time was incredible. The first half of Wedding Crashers is the goat when it comes to comedy, and has held up very well over time. Anchorman is an entertaining movie, but Step Brothers is way funnier. More belly laughs in Step Brothers for sure. Take a few bong rips, a joint, a knife hit, or however else you prefer smoking some weed and watch that one again.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJHlrOJyng

    I liked Step Brothers the first time I saw it, but after the third time I though it was just kind of okay.

    Anchorman is pure comic genius. Most quotable movie of all time with the possible exception of Dumb and Dumber.

    At least we agree on Old School and Borat. If we're talking pure belly laughs, I'm not sure anything will ever top Borat. I was in serious pain the first time I saw that.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    Can we get back to racially-charged arguments? That's what this thread was created for.
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  • dnc
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    allpurpleallgold said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    If you are over the age of 7, how does a Christmas Story make you laugh? Maybe a small chuckle once or twice if you haven't seen it for a few years. What parts do you guys think are so funny? The Asians singing is the funniest part. When Ralphie says fuck? When he gets his mouth washed out with soap? When his brother acts like a pig at the dinner table? When the kid gets his tongue stuck to the pole? When Ralphie shoots his eye out?

    I imagine it's the same age group that finds the Three Stooges funny.
    FWIW, I never *got* the 3 Stooges thing (Iggy > Larry, Curly and Mo), but I did enjoy A Christmas Story. Then again, I've only seen it like twice.

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  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    I am 25 and find Christmas Story funny, I watched it growing up so it might be a nostalgia thing. Most of the new age comedies suck ass, luckily this thread has named a few of the pretty good or great ones that have come out. Is Christmas Story not funny because it is relatively clean? The dad in that movie is fucking hilarious.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    This is the End is one of the funniest films I've ever seen.

    Way better than Step Brothers.

    Home Alone was funny until I was 10.

    Christmas Story is average.

    My 2C.
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  • RoadDawg55
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    CollegeDoog said:

    This is the End is one of the funniest films I've ever seen.

    Way better than Step Brothers.

    Home Alone was funny until I was 10.

    Christmas Story is average.

    My 2C.

    This is the End was really fucking funny the first time I saw it. It wasn't that great the second time though. The Michael Cera parts are right up there for some of the hardest I have laughed in my life. To me, the key to a great comedy is how it holds up over time. Home Alone isn't that funny, I just enjoy it and will stop and watch it for a few minutes if I see it on. A Christmas Story gets passed right over. If we are going for nostalgia, Home Alone easily beats A Christmas Story in my mind.

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  • RoadDawg55
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    PurpleJ said:

    Can we get back to racially-charged arguments? That's what this thread was created for.

    I'm sorry I jacked your thread. I will take another look at the rules so I don't have my posting privileges revoked for a day or two.

    The Asians singing is funny, but I'm not one bit surprised people would think it was racist. Who gives a shit though. Funny is funny, and those type of people who are offended by shit like this suck.

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