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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/11/ohio-woman-charged-with-raping-robbing-male-taxi-driver.html
I feel like from a comedic standpoint though, this just has too much potential for funny things... The girl is 23, and from her head-shot doesn't appear to be that hideous.
Perhaps they took the $34 and had an over under bet between each other...? I feel like there's some people out in the world that would pay to have this happen to them (sorry, not me).
IF you were a taxi driver and had this happen, what do you think your reaction would be? Scary? Great Night? Good Story? Worth the $34? Give up taxi driving?
0 for 1?Quote: RomesThe women is being charged with rape and assault, as she should be.
I suppose having done comedy in the past and well, having a sense of humor, I have the ability to look at just about anything in the world in a comedic light. I suppose not all have that ability, so I could expect that response though.
Come on... The guy was just doing his job, while having a job done to him. (original quote from SNL about former president Bill Clinton)
Quote: RomesAt what point in the first paragraph do I even say it's funny, let alone I condone her and state it's right she's getting charged with crimes.
I suppose having done comedy in the past and well, having a sense of humor, I have the ability to look at just about anything in the world in a comedic light. I suppose not all have that ability, so I could expect that response though.
Come on... The guy was just doing his job, while having a job done to him. (original quote from SNL about former president Bill Clinton)
What about elderly people who get swindled out of their money? Or, I know, chemical weapons used on children? Super hilarious? Would a new blackjack card counter please join the forums and ask a simple question that requires a five paragraph response? Romes is bored
Quote: NathanThe sad thing is that people say derogatory ad insulting things when a women rapes a man such as,"LOL. The female rapist was HOT! He must have enjoyed the rape! " It's not rape if a woman does it to a man! "How could he let a woman rape him! He should have been able to push her off of him!" When a woman gets raped by a man there usually is disgust for the male rapist, not"He was hot she must have enjoyed the rape!" Rape is rape. No if, and or butts about it. -.-
A sad thing indeed, Nathan. Yer sweet :)
My grandma was swindled out of money by someone calling and pretending to be my brother from canada on a fishing trip and needing money. It happens. No, I don't condone it. Yes, I was frustrated when it happened to her. No, I don't want it to happen to anyone... but yes, I could in fact make jokes out of it and laugh at it.Quote: RogerKintWhat about elderly people who get swindled out of their money? Or, I know, chemical weapons used on children? Super hilarious? Would a new blackjack card counter please join the forums and ask a simple question that requires a five paragraph response? Romes is bored
Having the ability to find humor in anything is apparently an underrated value. If the world was going to end, no matter what, I'd rather laugh about it then cry/whine/complain/etc about it.
Quote: AxelWolfDid he say NO?
Follow up question: did he cum?
ROFLMAOQuote: ThomasTrigMy reaction would be "So . . . when do you want to rob me again guys?" lol
This could also be a ploy for Uber trying to get more make drivers to sign up!
Then I'll take it you signed up ASAP? (-;Quote: WatchMeWinI saw the mug shot .... Im not convinced that it wasn't a man giving the driver a bj.
Quote: AxelWolfThen I'll take it you signed up ASAP? (-;
waiting for you to hop in the car sugar strudel...
This turned directions fast...Quote: WatchMeWinwaiting for you to hop in the car sugar strudel...
As long as you don't ask me on a date. I think you can get suspended for that.Quote: WatchMeWinwaiting for you to hop in the car sugar strudel...
Quote: AxelWolfAs long as you don't ask me on a date. I think you can get suspended for that.
Wishful thinking.... but im sure you look good in a skirt and heels!
Quote: RomesAt what point in the first paragraph do I even say it's funny, let alone I condone her and state it's right she's getting charged with crimes.
I suppose having done comedy in the past and well, having a sense of humor, I have the ability to look at just about anything in the world in a comedic light. I suppose not all have that ability, so I could expect that response though.
Come on... The guy was just doing his job, while having a job done to him. (original quote from SNL about former president Bill Clinton)
Didn't you type this: "So this is, confusing/bad/sad/funny/everything else?" in the first paragraph?
One of the two black guys involved is on the lam, with a murder warrant out on him.
Ms. Carter, the apparent fellatrix, is a convicted felon.
Will this constitute a probation violation?
Yeah, she blew it.
Whatever the driver's impression of the woman he was robbed and threatened by these guys with a weapon. People assume if you're attacked maybe it was a single threat. Maybe he was terrorized with multiple threats again and again over a period of time,, we don't know.
Once you decide to report to police you don't want to lie in your report and have it later come out that you lied about part of it.
So best thing is, report it all. Don't try to save anyone. He said he didn't consent; police will take it as forcible rape. Even if all he said about it, is I said no.
Didn't I also say (before that even) that this is confusing, bad, and sad? Why aren't you upset that I think this is bad/sad?Quote: SM777Didn't you type this: "So this is, confusing/bad/sad/funny/everything else?" in the first paragraph?
I see what you did there...Quote: MrV...Yeah, she blew it.
My first reaction is why wouldn't you report it, then again the majority of sexual assault does go unreported, so I didn't think about that at first. I wonder what the cops would have thought if they found out he forcibly received a BJ if he said he was just robbed. I would imagine the cops might have thrown his case out at that point claiming he's lying and some form of prostitution?Quote: rxwine...So best thing is, report it all. Don't try to save anyone. He said he didn't consent; police will take it as forcible rape. Even if all he said about it, is I said no.
Quote: RomesDidn't I also say (before that even) that this is confusing, bad, and sad? Why aren't you upset that I think this is bad/sad?
I think those are customary reactions to rape. Funny, is not.
Imagine if anyone posted a "bad/sad/funny" article about a male raping a female. How would that go?
I'm sure I would look good in anything you imagined me in, but I would have to borrow yours to find out.Quote: WatchMeWinWishful thinking.... but im sure you look good in a skirt and heels!
Quote: AxelWolfI'm sure I would look good in anything you imagined me in, but I would have to borrow yours to find out.
If you say so...
I think a lot of people don't understand humor well, because they lack the ability to be detached and think about everything in very literal terms.
Though, the majority of those are very selective about it, so maybe they are just pushing agendas. Like, if you make a joking reference to the mob, almost nobody is offended, even though they've horribly killed thousands of people and brutalized and stolen from millions. They're also just kind of funny.
On that note, it is true that if you made similar jokes about a female victim, you'd get way more blowback.
Quote: RigondeauxI'm in the Romes camp here. Telling a joke about a subject, or finding humor ....
On that note, it is true that if you made similar jokes about a female victim, you'd get way more blowback.
I see what you did there.
Try and find a joke that, at its core, doesn't have someone being demeaned, embarrassed, mocked, insulted, etc. Let me save you folks some time; you won't. We laugh at life, ourselves, others, in order not to live in despair. It's critical to our wiring.
People who can't laugh at.how silly we all are end up suicidal or homicidal. It's not the only reason those things happen, but it's right up there. Yeah, there's such a thing as "too soon" and a few that are "never", but most humor contains some insight and some release.
Quote: beachbumbabsbut most humor contains some insight and some release.
Let me try it: I see what you did there.
Grab em by the d***s (and take their money) #equality
Back to the story - if you were in this situation, what would your thoughts be after and what would you do? Report it and quit taxi? Don't report and quit? Did Axel win the action he had on the bet? Surely you wouldn't just let the situation... blow over.
Quote: KonbuSo there was nothing else in Findlay, OH they could have found to do...
It's Ohio. Easy answer!!
Quote: RomesAppreciate those that can see the light of comedy in all situations, and I think babs had a great point about look at what we typically make fun of. It's always at someone else's expense. Most comedians that are afraid to offend anyone typically make fun of themselves on stage, because at that point you can't be offended for him if he's the one telling the jokes. I think proper comical jokes can be made out of just about any situation.
I disagree a little here. This is a fascinating subject to me, though.
I think laughter/comedy is largely a form of relief, mostly on two fronts of what Babs identified: the absurdity of our existence.
1) All of the logically inconsistent narratives, social norms and behaviors we spend most of our time trying to hold together. When people point out these inconsistencies, it gives us a break from trying to maintain them and we laugh with pleasure. (This is why dogmatic people [religious zealots, feminists, Fox newsies] are almost never funny. There's no funny way to say Noah's Ark is a true story. There are a million funny ways to point out that it is a crazy story.)
2) Letting go of our ego, or self-esteem, to admit that we are neurotic, bungling apes. A famous and extreme example is how the court jester was allowed to mock the king. The king was the highest expression of ego, or individual importance, but even he needed compartmentalized ridicule.
Most great comedians cater to type 2. They act like idiots and, in laughing at them, we laugh at ourselves. Otherwise, what's the joke?
Some are type 1 but even George Carlin spoke a lot of how stupid "we" are.
There's an adolescent impulse to fight the reality of 2) by heaping ridicule upon others, hoping this will elevate yourself. This is usually just embarrassing.
When good comedy ridicules another party directly it is usually about taking the air out of their tires. It's someone who has no idea of their own absurdity. Like, say, the people the Marx bros would torment. So it is more of an expression of 1) or 2) with the target playing the role of the king.
There are exceptions to everything though.
Quote: AxelWolfDid he say NO?
Six times as he held down her head
Does "No, don't stop!" count?Quote: AxelWolfDid he say NO?
Quote: RomesDoes "No, don't stop!" count?
We all know that No means Yes when you're dealing with nice girls!
I understand why you have to ask that question.... it's something you have yet to hear. (-;Quote: RomesDoes "No, don't stop!" count?
Yeah, um, a friend of mine wanted to know so he told me to ask... yeah, that's what it is...Quote: AxelWolfI understand why you have to ask that question.... it's something you have yet to hear. (-;
Quote: KonbuSo there was nothing else in Findlay, OH they could have found to do...
I grew up in a small crappy town in Ohio and even we laughed at Findlay. The most interesting thing about the place is that is has the largest dishwasher plant in the world.
Quote: Rigondeaux
On that note, it is true that if you made similar jokes about a female victim, you'd get way more blowback.
I would venture to guess posting a story about a female being raped, and making light of it would result in quite a different thread. That's if it wasn't deleted and poster wasn't banned immediately.
Quote: RomesHaving done stand up, and doing it again,
Now, if you're a comedian you should be used to having beer bottles thrown at your head already.
Quote: DRichI grew up in a small crappy town in Ohio and even we laughed at Findlay. The most interesting thing about the place is that is has the largest dishwasher plant in the world.
They're all crappy. :-)