I went through a hundred Uncle Ruckus videos and couldn't find one that wouldn't get me banned. "Don't trust them....."
I went through a hundred Uncle Ruckus videos and couldn't find one that wouldn't get me banned. "Don't trust them....."
How many of the people in this thread, who are making statements that this is silly or frivolous or a sigb that people today are soft, are white people?
pres589 wrote: How many of the people in this thread, who are making statements that this is silly or frivolous or a sigb that people today are soft, are white people?
Your mom?
In reply to Cone_Junky:
Not in this E36 M3, it was meant to follow up on Kenny's post.
pres589 wrote: How many of the people in this thread, who are making statements that this is silly or frivolous or a sigb that people today are soft, are white people?
I'll let you in on a family secret: my grandmother was Dutch..
everyone's from Africa if you go back far enough...
BoostedBrandon wrote:It's quite possibly the best moment in all of animation history.
that was an awesome episode.
I loved that episode, but...
poopshovel wrote:
pres589 wrote: How many of the people in this thread, who are making statements that this is silly or frivolous or a sigb that people today are soft, are white people?
I'm European-American, you racist.
poopshovel wrote: I went through a hundred Uncle Ruckus videos and couldn't find one that wouldn't get me banned. "Don't trust them....."
ROFL
Uncle Ruckus is probably one of the greatest characters in cartoon history.
z31maniac wrote: My best friend at work is black. We are in a constant contest to see who can say the most offensive thing to each other. We often joke that is HR heard 10% of what we say to each other, they would fire us on the spot.
This is exactly how me and a buddy of mine are at work. He is black and i am white. We say some offensive stuff to each other to see who can out do the other. We also see if we can get some laughs out of others at each other's expense. Nothing is off the table, nothing. At the end of the day, we know we are both just busting balls.
This is a shop though, not an office. I have had an office job and this kinda behavior wouldn't be tolerated.
At the end of the day, we know we are both just busting balls.
Sadly, 99% of people don't get that. It's an aspect of our (American) culture that's all but completely lost. I generally get along really well with the other 1%.
In my opinion, if you can't handle a kick in the nuts about your race/height/weight/the fact that your mom is a filthy whore, you're no more mature than my 2-year-old.
Ironically, the PC police think they're 'enlightened' because sticks & stones hurt their berkeleying bones.
Not that it's relevant to the OP's post. (It's not.)
the most fun i ever had at work was when a black guy and i would recite the entire opening scene from Blazing Saddles in front of a couple of timid older polite women during our break- you know "back when you was slaves, you sang like birds", etc.- we did it every day for a week before we were politely asked to just stop it because it made them feel uncomfortable...
HORSES!?
whew.. that was close... we dang near lost a $200 hand cart..
what in the wide wide world of sports is going on around here?
novaderrik wrote: the most fun i ever had at work was when a black guy and i would recite the entire opening scene from Blazing Saddles in front of a couple of timid older polite women during our break- you know "back when you was slaves, you sang like birds", etc.- we did it every day for a week before we were politely asked to just stop it because it made them feel uncomfortable...
"I get no kick from coca-a-a-aine..."
(Side note: watched a few 'Uncle Ruckus' clips... 
Yeah, you better pick your audience correctly for that. I think my cracker ass would be suing for racial discrimination if a boss launched into some of that without a very complete explanation first.)
Uncle Ruckus is a great character... he is the voice that the show's creator uses to tell his fellow black people everything that he sees wrong with their culture, and he is a counterbalance to the main character, Huey, who represents his idealistic side..
In reply to novaderrik:
Not saying he is not a great character. But he is not a casual one. Definitely extremely satirical. For that satire to work, you need context. Otherwise, it is just over-the-top offensive.
Beer Baron wrote: In reply to novaderrik: Not saying he is not a great character. But he is not a casual one. Definitely extremely satirical. For that satire to work, you need context. Otherwise, it is just over-the-top offensive.
yeah, and that's why it works.. the whole point of Ruckus is to offend people and hopefully make them ask themselves why they are offended..
novaderrik wrote:Beer Baron wrote: In reply to novaderrik: Not saying he is not a great character. But he is not a casual one. Definitely extremely satirical. For that satire to work, you need context. Otherwise, it is just over-the-top offensive.yeah, and that's why it works.. the whole point of Ruckus is to offend people and hopefully make them ask themselves why they are offended..
But that is not the point of being a boss/supervisor.
Beer Baron wrote:novaderrik wrote:But that is not the point of being a boss/supervisor.Beer Baron wrote: In reply to novaderrik: Not saying he is not a great character. But he is not a casual one. Definitely extremely satirical. For that satire to work, you need context. Otherwise, it is just over-the-top offensive.yeah, and that's why it works.. the whole point of Ruckus is to offend people and hopefully make them ask themselves why they are offended..
why not? the boss needs to motivate the employees, and telling them they are a bunch of lazy and useless losers should motivate them to either not be those things or go someplace else that encourages them to be those things..
people are too soft and too ready to be offended these days..
novaderrik wrote:BoostedBrandon wrote:that was an awesome episode.
Yes it was.
As a former manager (who will never be that damn dumb again, I HATED being a babysitter), it's a real balancing act. Dropping that particular word in a conversation is NOT a good idea along with faggot, redneck, etc.
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