Comments on: There's not too many people, there's too many RICH people http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/ Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Neil B http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-637 Neil B Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:43:15 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-637 Jack: Oh yeah certainly, and it's something I notice a lot more than when I'd first got into his stuff at 16 or so. I remember watching a Hicks video at James' after an SSY meeting a couple of years ago and feeling a bit uncomfortable with some of his material. He was still very funny at times though, and I can't say the same for Stanhope (I tried watching some live show clips on youtube last night in case the format wasn't doing him justice, but still wasn't very impressed). Btw did you get my message about Susie's? Jack: Oh yeah certainly, and it’s something I notice a lot more than when I’d first got into his stuff at 16 or so. I remember watching a Hicks video at James’ after an SSY meeting a couple of years ago and feeling a bit uncomfortable with some of his material. He was still very funny at times though, and I can’t say the same for Stanhope (I tried watching some live show clips on youtube last night in case the format wasn’t doing him justice, but still wasn’t very impressed). Btw did you get my message about Susie’s?

]]> By: TheWorstWitch http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-636 TheWorstWitch Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:53:21 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-636 If you wanna talk about population control, you kinda need to address both men and women. It takes two to tango. But Stanhope has addressed his entire weird little rant to women. Blaming women = misogyny. I would really like to hear how he "couldn't be any LESS misogynist". If you wanna talk about population control, you kinda need to address both men and women. It takes two to tango.

But Stanhope has addressed his entire weird little rant to women. Blaming women = misogyny.

I would really like to hear how he “couldn’t be any LESS misogynist”.

]]> By: Jack http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-635 Jack Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:46 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-635 Also, much as I love a lot of his other stuff, Bill Hicks was pretty misogynist as well. He used to talk about women being whores, his love of pornography etc. etc. Also, much as I love a lot of his other stuff, Bill Hicks was pretty misogynist as well. He used to talk about women being whores, his love of pornography etc. etc.

]]> By: Sarah http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-634 Sarah Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:07:01 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-634 I "get" Doug Stanhope just fine - some of his bits have been okay, some of them try-hard, and some of them just plain wrong like the one above. It's not that I don't "get" or like the misanthrope shtick - Charlie Brooker himself employs it to great effect and he's one of my favourite writers and TV people in the whole world and has been on my radar since TV Go Home. But I reckon he could have been a bit tighter on the quality control of the bits of his show that he gave over to Doug Stanhope. The clip in the video above really annoyed me because Brooker's show has had a lot of really great pieces (the original MMR piece for example in series 1 of Newswipe) which have cut straight through media crap and been a great way for folk to explain aspects of the media's shitness to their friends and folk on facebook n that. But that piece above made me uneasy at it being included in one of my favourite TV shows because it's wrong and puts blame in all the wrong places - I don't like the idea of people taking this as another of Newswipe's great myth busting clips. I “get” Doug Stanhope just fine – some of his bits have been okay, some of them try-hard, and some of them just plain wrong like the one above. It’s not that I don’t “get” or like the misanthrope shtick – Charlie Brooker himself employs it to great effect and he’s one of my favourite writers and TV people in the whole world and has been on my radar since TV Go Home. But I reckon he could have been a bit tighter on the quality control of the bits of his show that he gave over to Doug Stanhope. The clip in the video above really annoyed me because Brooker’s show has had a lot of really great pieces (the original MMR piece for example in series 1 of Newswipe) which have cut straight through media crap and been a great way for folk to explain aspects of the media’s shitness to their friends and folk on facebook n that. But that piece above made me uneasy at it being included in one of my favourite TV shows because it’s wrong and puts blame in all the wrong places – I don’t like the idea of people taking this as another of Newswipe’s great myth busting clips.

]]> By: Jack http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-633 Jack Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:28:46 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-633 Not talking about tired old whores could make him less of a misogynist? Not talking about tired old whores could make him less of a misogynist?

]]> By: Neil B http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-632 Neil B Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:08:12 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-632 He seems to me to be trying to be Bill Hicks but not being very good at it. He seems to me to be trying to be Bill Hicks but not being very good at it.

]]> By: Squeak http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-631 Squeak Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:54:35 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-631 Sorry dude but I've heard about a million <del>guys</del> folk telling me I don't "get" someone and it's my loss. I get his schtick just fine - he's just no funny and pretty damn boring! Sorry dude but I’ve heard about a million guys folk telling me I don’t “get” someone and it’s my loss. I get his schtick just fine – he’s just no funny and pretty damn boring!

]]> By: prinn http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-630 prinn Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:52:50 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-630 well shite? haha sorry you guys have missed the point. not "getting" stanhope (who couldn't be LESS of a misogynist) is not your fault. It's just your loss. well shite? haha

sorry you guys have missed the point. not “getting” stanhope (who couldn’t be LESS of a misogynist) is not your fault. It’s just your loss.

]]> By: LAIRD SUMMERISLE OF SUMMERISLE http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-629 LAIRD SUMMERISLE OF SUMMERISLE Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:56 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-629 aye this is really good. aye this is really good.

]]> By: Squeak http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/theres-not-too-many-people-theres-too-many-rich-people/#comment-628 Squeak Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:51 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=927#comment-628 God me and Ewan have been whining about Doug Stanhope to each other. He's well shite. God me and Ewan have been whining about Doug Stanhope to each other. He’s well shite.

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