I Believe…
June 15, 2011
…that if you go to a comedy club and get offended by the jokes, you’re an idiot. The funniest jokes out there are funny partly because of shock value, and partly because they’re true, but mostly because you don’t hear them in a normal every day conversation. It becomes funny because it’s something rare.
..that, having said the above, there’s no need to be hateful with your jokes.
…that auditioning is the worst process ever invented, but until someone invents a better way for a company to sift through hundreds of possibilities in a reasonable amount of time, I will have to continue to hate auditioning.
…that the old adage “If you’re not with us, you’re against us” doesn’t hold true in most situations. 99.9% of us really couldn’t give less of a shit about whatever it is you’re thinking. It’s better to give people the benefit of the doubt (e.g. they really were busy and not avoiding you, they really had a reason to decline your work) rather than assume they’re out to get you. (Hint: they’re not.)
…that when it comes to prejudice and discrimination, shit does not just flow downhill. It goes both ways. Minorities can discriminate against majorities just as well as majorities can discriminate against minorities. Get off your high horse and just be fucking nice.
…that regardless of who you are, what you’re doing, or where you are, you should take walk outside, close your eyes, take a deep breath of air, and enjoy being alive. It only happens once.
Peace.

June 15, 2011 at 10:17 am
I believe this stuff too. Especially the hateful jokes bit. I have a sense of humor but I think some people spew their racism/sexism/etc. under the guise of “it’s just a joke.”
June 15, 2011 at 10:38 am
Yep, it’s true. Last night I went to a comedy club where one of my coworkers was the headliner. It was really funny. Half his routine was about deaf people, which many people would have taken offense at, but I thought it was hilarious. There are many scenarios in which the normal rules of propriety go out the door, and a comedy club is one of them.
But even though Kris was pointing out the ridiculousness of the lives of Deaf people, he wasn’t hateful about it. That’s the key part there.
Having said that, I’m going to go fuck with him in a minute. I don’t think he knows I’m hard of hearing