Is the end of civilization?

LMFAO.

the whole show but the boob song wasn't the worst to me. Everyone has boobs.

I was offended, and yeah - I get to SAY.

it was a fail. OK Men's boobs aren't as funny. Then again they don't have them like women. That would have been funny also. I thought he did a good job when I did tune in. Am sorry you feel offended. You have that right.

As a black woman, I don't go looking for trouble. But I'm not going to laugh off that churn in the pit of my stomach. So tired, so familiar.

But I don't know if they sang a song about the ass I may or may not laugh. But saying Boob isn't a dirty word. I thought it was funny because they were singing a song about the boob and they were all dress up in nice cloths. That was humor to me. I'm sorry if it wasn't for you. I'm sure when you got offended you changed the channel.

feed their infants, wherever they might be when the infant needs feeding. How do you feel about that?

TYY

MacFarlane uses a stuffed animal committing suicide and domestic violence as comedy. IIRC the show makes fun of Peter getting raped several times.

Vulgarity and shock humor is his trademark.

But that wasn't Family Guy, it was the Oscars. There's a time and place for everything.

Do you like boobs a lot?
(Yes, I like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Really like boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

Down in the locker room,
Just three boys,
Beatin' down the locker room
With all that noise,

Singin' do you like boobs a lot?
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

Do you wear your jock a lot?
(Yes, I wear my jock a lot.)
Got to wear your jock a lot.
(Got to wear your jock a lot.)
Jock a lot, jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)
Got to wear your jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)

Well, down on the football,
Football field,
You never can tell
What a heel can wield,

So you gotta wear your jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)
Jock a lot, jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)

If I had a flag-a-long,
(If I had a flag-a-long.)
If I had a long flag-a-long,
If I had a long flag-a-long,
If you like boobs a lot, tag along

Bee beep, bop, de boob a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

They're big and round,
They're all around.
They're big and round,
They're all around.

Barely.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=315144

Slooooowly, I turned...step by step...

who even uses that word except teenagers?

booby bounce song...

booby bounce...

Someone else can post it cause I'm a target

You know girls, it's great to live in a democracy today, where freedom is everywhere. But girls, we often take this freedom for granted: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and freedom of action. But you know gals, just because a bunch of men signed that Declaration Of Independence in 1776, doesn't mean that freedom was for men alone. Oh no, you take Tom Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Hancock - he's a helluva guy for you right there! All these men had wives. They probably had a few broads on the side too. These women wanted freedom just as much as their men did. But gals, I wonder, do we? I think it's time that we women thought about it a bit. Hell, I think it's time we did something about it. So come on, fellow females of the 20th century! Be glad that you're an American! Proclaim your freedom! Stand at attention! Pledge Allegiance! And...

Bounce your boobies, get into the swing.
Bounce your boobies, the swing is everything.
Makes no difference if they're big or small,
As long as you - ooh! - give 'em your all.

Bounce your boobies.
Come on, honey, bounce 'em up and down.
Bounce your boobies.
Come on, bounce your boobies, honey. Come on.

Loosen the bra that binds you!
Take it off if you feel like it!
Come on, bounce your boobies.
Here we go. Doesn't that feel good?
Bounce your boobies.

You know girls, men aren't the only people in the world today that have something to give, but it sure looks like it sometimes. Just look around you - men stick out all over the place. Big fat cigars. Big fat stomachs. And just where they should stick out - phhbtt! - where is it?!

Yes, girls, we know what we've got, and we know what they're worth. So come on, gals, let's get into the swing of things. Give your boobies some freedom! All together now!

Bounce your boobies, let 'em rock 'n' roll.
Nudge your knockers, keep 'em hot and so.
Just admit it, gals, it sure feels great
To feel them swingin', ooh, titilate!

Bounce your boobies.
Come on, bounce 'em up and down, honey.
Bounce your boobies.
There, look at that gal, she's goin' at it.
Bounce your boobies.
Oh, doesn't that feel good?
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce,
Bounce your boobies now!

Bounce your boobies everybody!

First I've heard of it.

The entire point of the song is it was supposed to demonstrate a dumb and terrible thing to do at the Oscars.

The joke fell flat, but the entire point is it was a demonstration of what not to do.

they run off to have a wild weekend on Champagne and Boniva. According to the interview with the two producers, they had been working on the ceremony for a full year. And this was the best they could do?

So, another of my questions is: is it possible to have a career in comedy these days without being raunchy and outraging as many sensitivies as possible? As Seth said, 150 years is not long enough to avoid using Lincoln's assassination as a joke. As a strategy for comedy, this one is about played out, I think.

I appear to have aged out of their target market.

I like to pretend they did a better job at making comedies when I was younger, but I don't think that's really the case. It's a combination of me getting older, and me ignoring all the raunchy and stupid comedies from my teen years for the small number of really good ones.

....and class in your OP, and now you are complaining about her skit where she makes out with McFarlane and they take off the The Bandit's car.

Obviously, Sally doesn't take herself as seriously as you do.

You know when I said all those awful things it was merely a joke about saying all those awful things.

crude, filthy, obscene, sordid, tawdry, tasteless, odious, profane, repulsive, etc.

And that's just referring to our political system.

Ba doom pish.

Shakespeare was vulgar, in his time, what with his filthy puns ("shall we discuss country matters?&quot ; the vulgarity of the song doesn't really bother me, the demeaning misogyny of it does.

... have anyone here on this forum DO to correct this oh-so-fucking-grave-world-shattering injustice?

As mentioned above, that is a joke about what not to do at an Oscar show. I suspect the intended meaning misfired relative to what they expected.

The second part of it is exactly what the OP is talking about. Sort of. The notion that movies and the Oscars are High Art, necessitating a sombre reflection on a year of auteurs and thespians. They're entertainment, no more no less. Frequently vulgar, often crass, regularly filled with content that far outstrips Macfarlane's little song. There was no driving need in any movie, really, for nudity - if the producers and directors and actors wanted, they could easily choose not to show breasts on the screen. Not that they *should* do such a thing, but that they chose to, and to be honest why they do it.

And before the cries go up, these actors he sang about didn't need to, either. None of them would suffer if they turned down a role that bared their chests. They are all wealthy, famous, and actively employed beyond the films mentioned.

Maybe he could have executed it better, more plainly, but I don't think it ought to be as rage-inducing as it seems to be.

So, I said that the movies are an art form, but certainly they're not all High Art.

I would submit that the best movies, including some of the nominees for best picture this year--Lincoln, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Life of Pi--find it possible to get made without gratuitous nudity, and the Oscars still try to salute the best that movies are capable of. The best movies can teach, inspire, inform and inspirit people *as well as* entertaining them.

And that's why I think this comedic strategy failed--it was performed in front of plenty of people who are working at the high end of the form, while aiming at the lower end of the form. It's just not clear who the butt, you should excuse the expression, of the joke was. Confusion reigned in my brain.

I feel like he was trying, in a way, to deflate the egotism of the night. I agree that movies can be and, in some cases are, highly artistic and valuable.

Whatever he actually intended - maybe he really just wanted to sing about breasts, after all - any nuance or deeper meaning seems to have misfired. A shame, because (in my opinion) Macfarlane can be a sharply insightful satirist when he tries.

for being the first to show how comedy can be offensive. very eye-opening.

I have avoided all the threads on the juvenile, offensive humor of this year's awards, but this is so true that I wanted to say so. Thanks for this well written post.

The holier it is, the more ridiculous and petty ..

I do not intend to spend any part of my life ruled by overweening moralists declaring their indignation at even the mildest oaths ...

The word Boob is offensive? .... not in my world ...

So, put me on ignore now, because words like boob will spring forth from me often ....

DU has become entertainment weekly more than a political site - and the people we complain about the most are not the republicans but each other.

Afghanistan is still on, republicans will still obstruct ... but a silly song about boobs is far more important an issue.

I'm packing up a box to take to the food pantry.

Lots of DU reasons to declare oneself the victim of some horrible injustice.

Sounds like my second grade class.

These women wanted the part, and it required nudity, so, don't watch the oscars, cause that's what happens, little boys and girls, in PG 13 and R movies.

Can we move on, now?

It's been four days already. Really.

As with so many other things related to sexism, the usual admonishment is to "get over it". No one died, it's just a joke, etc.

Maybe some women like that kind of attention, I never have. Ever since I developed as a teenager I have resented the unwanted comments from boys then, men now. I'm not referring to compliments; but to crass remarks like "nice tits", "what an ass", etc.

Who gave the right to any of these jerks to say things like that to women they don't even know??????

The "boob" song was not about boobs in general, but about the breasts of specific women. Why should they have to be ridiculed by some sophomoric comedian at an event that is watched by billions of people around the world? These actresses have reach the pinnacle of their careers and had to listen to some idiot talk about their chest.

Screw him and all the other apologists!!!

Now watch the performance again with that syntax in mind.........changes the entire song

Hey ...I'm just going along with the DU censor gang ...and the DU joke ...which is the alert and jury system.

See below:

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: This is not the proper use of the jury system.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: You alerted on your own post LOL-
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: LMAO

that there's a better culture we can go forward to. What I'm really hoping for is a recognition that if you choose to use vulgarity in the wrong context, there will be consequences to pay. It really should be possible to do something imaginative and moving and funny with the Oscars ceremony that's also safe for nine-year-olds to watch. Mr. McFarlane did seem to be bright, charming, quick-witted. I think *he* was wasted doing that material too.

You'll have to forgive me, but I have avoided all the Oscars threads.

Is this a song McFarlane did/showed or whatever? The one I'm thinking of is by Priscilla Ahn.

It was juvenile, reflective of MacFarlane's sense of humor.

Vulgar? That's a personal reaction.

I found it stupid. It clearly annoyed several of his targets.