The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #165963 Message #3987982
Posted By: punkfolkrocker
18-Apr-19 - 08:21 AM
Thread Name: Songs of bad taste
Subject: RE: Songs of bad taste
Sandman - I can't remember if you are one of those mudcatters who proudly boast
they don't own and never watch a TV...
yes, they do still exist in 2019..
But the obvious solution is watch as much varied TV comedy as you can fit into your busy schedule...
That's homework that shouldn't be too much of a chore...
Seriously, if you think those two creaky old songs somehow precipitate the fall of civilisation
you should be better informed of the scale of hilarious 'bad taste' on offer for our entertainment...
btw.. Love Thy Neighbour...
Obviously very popular in it's day, and a family favourite in our council house..
I recently watched a random episode on youtube for nostalgias sake.
Both me and the mrs chuckled a little with it, but mostly at it..
I'd allow benefit of the doubt it was following Johnny Speight's Alf Garnett model
of mocking racists.
But clesarly executed in a far clunsier manner..
The racism was slight by the standards of modern reality,
but obviously no longer broacastable on mainstream TV.
But not something to demonise the ordinary older viewers who still enjoy it on DVD boxsets.
That just plays into the hands of far right agitators and helps their recrutment efforts...
Boiled down to basics it goes thusly..
"loony PC lefty snowflakes won't even let decent hard working Britsh citizens
watch good old fashined classic comedy,
vote ukip and liberate the BBC and ITV from these lefty fascists..."
Yes I do see too much of that sort of highly persuasive nonsense all over the internet...