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> It's a healthy part of civil discourse 'I wish this thing that other people enjoy would die, even though it doesn't impact my life at all' is not a healthy p
by camtarn 4y ago
> It's a healthy part of civil discourse
'I wish this thing that other people enjoy would die, even though it doesn't impact my life at all' is not a healthy part of civil discourse.
[edit] The thing is that I actually agree with the parent: I can't stand Mr Bean - it makes me physically cringe. But I recognise that other people are fans, so I'm happy to just shut up and let them have their fun.
- Joeboy 4y agoRight, I feel quite defensive of British comedy in general but there's no denying we produce a lot of godawful shite. I've never watched much Mr Bean but I've always mentally filed it in the same category as Mrs Brown's Boys or The Benny Hill Show.
- smcl 4y agoI’m in the same boat. There’s some truly top quality stuff that I’ll defend to the death, and some utter rubbish. The US has the same though - they’ve got excellent stuff like Eddie Murphy and Arrested Development, and awful unfunny shit like Owen Benjamin and Big Bang Theory
- rubicon33 4y agoI agree his choice of words was not helpful, so if that's the sticking point then we agree. I interpreted your post though to be a general sentiment that we shouldn't even voice negative opinions, even if they are done so politely. I certainly wouldn't agree with that perspective. As someone who is rather neutral to British humor, I enjoy seeing both positive and negative conversation around the subject.
- camtarn 4y agoGotcha. Yeah, my original reply might have been worded a little more specifically. I'm fine with general discussion of likes and dislikes :)