http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/11/02/larry-johnson-is-an-unimaginative-bigot/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:06:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-beta2 hourly 1 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/11/02/larry-johnson-is-an-unimaginative-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-27384 Old King Clancy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:41:00 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=5278#comment-27384 If it's especially clever, I'll laugh too. And one can make gay jokes without implying that being gay is a bad thing. Hence the cleverness. If it’s especially clever, I’ll laugh too. And one can make gay jokes without implying that being gay is a bad thing. Hence the cleverness.

]]> http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/11/02/larry-johnson-is-an-unimaginative-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-27338 Sculptor?!? Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:18 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=5278#comment-27338 I'll grant you that homonegativity can be lazy commenting (as can be racist or misogynistic commenting) But I'll also admit that if it's especially clever, I laugh. But then I'll laugh at the other two things too, provided they're clever. I think there's times when it's obvious when someone is going for the comedy value (Business Socks and Gourmet Spud are pros in that department) and not being lazy by going for the low-hanging fruit and just yelling "Brady Quinn is gay" or other such tired phrases. I’ll grant you that homonegativity can be lazy commenting (as can be racist or misogynistic commenting) But I’ll also admit that if it’s especially clever, I laugh. But then I’ll laugh at the other two things too, provided they’re clever. I think there’s times when it’s obvious when someone is going for the comedy value (Business Socks and Gourmet Spud are pros in that department) and not being lazy by going for the low-hanging fruit and just yelling “Brady Quinn is gay” or other such tired phrases.

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