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Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:05:22 PM   
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The problem is sometimes people hearts act faster than the accompanying minds, and often the brain never catches up. Outrage can be a wonderful tool for social change, but when laced with traces of stupidity it's just wasted energy. Like an apple pie with just a dash of feces.

The Oscars are a prime example of the stupidity-outrage machine. Seth McFarlane is being called all kinds of names and the target of all sorts of vitriol because of his oscar jokes. They're calling him sexist. I can understand why the following would be seen as sexist:

“Zero Dark Thirty was about every woman’s innate ability to never ever let anything go.”

I think it was a playful jab if anything, and men and women comics take playful jabs at the other sex all the time. But I can at least see WHY it could be called sexist. But when Seth McFarlane said the following about child actress Quvenzhané Wallis:

“To give you an idea how young she is, it’ll be sixteen years before she’s too old for Clooney,” People are ranting and raving in comments about how he joked about pedophilia and how to joke about a 9 year old having sex with George Clooney is inappropriate. Those people are stupid, and even worse at math than I am.
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:13:09 PM   
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I wasn't uber impressed with Seth (I was really hoping for Stewie) but get a grip people; they were JOKES.

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:14:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmm Seth McFarland, creator of Family Guy, American Dad....

What the fuck did they expect?

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:16:39 PM   
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Hmm Seth McFarland, creator of Family Guy, American Dad....

What the fuck did they expect?


He never got the memo not to be so tasteless and crass while in the company of the Hollywood elite.


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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:45:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think he did a good job, and lol'ed when he said "this is as bad as it gets... no, it gets worse".

But damn, he looks like Peter Brady.

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:49:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Even though he was going to be on (I love Seth McFarlane) I still couldn't bring myself to watch that self serving crap. And the stuff above--THAT'S what people are whining about?

With the shit that they make and sell for 12 bucks a ticket? Srsly???

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:53:16 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 5:59:21 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:01:07 PM   
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Even though he was going to be on (I love Seth McFarlane) I still couldn't bring myself to watch that self serving crap. And the stuff above--THAT'S what people are whining about?

With the shit that they make and sell for 12 bucks a ticket? Srsly???


And I believe that's EXACTLY why he did what he did. He LOVES making the Hollywood elite uncomfortable.Here's a prime example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygGy7xAGc0c


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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:01:20 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:02:34 PM   
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Who was offended, Mrs. Lincoln?

People make up reasons to be offended. It's getting really, really tired.

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:04:11 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:05:01 PM   
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Even though he was going to be on (I love Seth McFarlane) I still couldn't bring myself to watch that self serving crap. And the stuff above--THAT'S what people are whining about?

With the shit that they make and sell for 12 bucks a ticket? Srsly???


And I believe that's EXACTLY why he did what he did. He LOVES making the Hollywood elite uncomfortable.Here's a prime example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygGy7xAGc0c




lol love it.

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:09:03 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:10:33 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:12:00 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:17:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hes a comedian, it was the oscars...I didnt watch it, but I did see some of the jokes...
meh...what DID they expect,
some of those complaining people should get their asses classed as diamond mines

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:20:37 PM   
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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 6:21:14 PM   
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The only one who looked annoyed was Jeremy Pivin, and doesn't he have some kind of asshole disorder anyway?


Yeah, he's a dick from what I hear.

There are plenty of things to get offended over, like republicans starving kids in Kyrzakhstan, for crying out loud....

*the above is a tease aimed at notsweet, & not to be taken seriously*

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RE: Seth McFarlane and the Stupidity-outrage machine. - 2/25/2013 7:03:14 PM   
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