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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:27 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you find NBC's Outsourced series offensive? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Trying hard to find it offensive in the least. Sorry. nt |
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thetonka (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ignoring reality |
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Flipper999 (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think it's meant to push the viewers' buttons because it hits close to home. |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's more the "making light" of outsourcing than the show itself that annoys me |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. That's my opinion as well, 'making light' of it is offensive. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. You hit the nail on the head!!!! nt |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. People are judging it unfairly based on the premise. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. The crime shows sell violence to America, because "they" want to feed us |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #19 |
36. So... you're offended by crime shows too? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. Outsourcing is a literal fact of life. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. So...you think "Law & Order" is trying to tell us that rape and murder |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Loved the movie. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. and it portrayed the company as asshats who sold crap |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. The promos looked funny, but then I got to thinking about it and it became less and less amusing.. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. Lighten up, Francis |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. You can't command people to laugh. It looks lame to me, too. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. And you can't command people to be outraged at every turn...doesn't stop people from trying nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Um, what? You're outraged at others' outrage? |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Make This A Thread |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's a least insensitive to the times.... |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. offensive, but won't watch |
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Darth_Ole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Satire depends on context |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. i should clarify |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ahh...here I was thinking that it was being called "offensive".... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Art (or at least entertainment) imitates life. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. Other: I like otters. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. Remember the movie "Gung Ho"? Laugh riot! nt |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. offensiveness aside, |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's not only offensive, but racist too. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Really? How did you see it already? |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Since you have all the answers, why would I need to reply? |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm heavily opposed to outsourcing to begin with. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. I find MOST network TV offensive |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Agreed! There's very little quality in Network TV anymore. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. & HBO/Showtime |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
25. Haven't seen it. |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. I read the pilot script a few months back |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Thanks for the replies! |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
33. I'd have to see it first |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
34. I love how a show about outsourcing is way more offensive than racial stereotyping. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. How are we supposed to know what racial stereotypes exist in a show we haven't seen? |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
35. But the people working on the show have jobs at least, right? |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. For now. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
38. TV for stupid people. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. TV IS for stupid people. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
40. You can never go wrong with kitteh........ |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
41. We are learning to become more desensitized to each other's pain. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
42. Offensive propaganda disguised as brain dead humor |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
45. More like pointless than offensive... |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
47. I haven't watched it. Just the prospect of it seemed offensive to me. n/t |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
48. First of all, comedy doesn't exist without tragedy. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. It will probably not be offensive for its message. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. Outsourcing is a crime - or it should be. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
52. Outsourced seems like rather small potatoes. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
54. finding a show you haven't even SEEN yet offensive is fucked up republican bullshit. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. Considering I'm in IT, yeah, it pisses me off. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
57. Irony is legal immigrants are more at risk of having to leave than illegal immigrants. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
58. .. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
59. Then you offend too easily. Are you sure you aren't LOOKING for something to be offended by? |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
60. It's tacky, dumb-downed tv at its worst. |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
61. I've thought of a great spin off: |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
62. not so much offensive as pissed |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
63. i watched it and thought it was poorly written, "jokes" weren't funny |
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