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"For some (t)reason, the subject of this film couldn't be here tonight..."
by 001sky 12y ago
"For some (t)reason, the subject of this film couldn't be here tonight..."
- sneak 12y agoDid anyone else find this joke to be in incredibly poor taste?
- frewsxcv 12y agoBreaking news: Oscars host makes cheap jab at movie subject
- rdl 12y agoDidn't specify who committed the treason; Snowden, or a whole bunch of other people within the government and military industrial complex.
- acjohnson55 12y agoI'm pretty sure Snoden was the target of the joke, but that is a fair point that it could be read that way too!
- mannkind 12y agoSensitive much?
- michaelbuddy 12y agoComedy. That's how it is sometimes. I found it harsh but also a well done joke. But remember, humor is about absurdity. Neil P Harris or his writers are well aware of the absurdity of the situation. Doesn't mean they actually think he's committed treason. These people are professionals but it's not beneath them to take a potshot now and again even if it delivers with ambiguous intent.
- michaelbuddy 12y agoAlso would like to point out Snowden himself thought it was funny. Quote: "To be honest, I laughed at NPH. I don't think it was meant as a political statement, but even if it was, that's not so bad. My perspective is if you're not willing to be called a few names to help out your country, you don't care enough. "If this be treason, then let us make the most of it." [he linked this quote to Patrick Henry on wikipedia]
- throwawayaway 12y agocame here to say this :) GSOH, he'll go far.
- throwawayaway 12y agoquite the opposite, neil patrick harris is now an honourary englishman. i bet snowden got a chuckle out of it too.
- hueving 12y agoNo, you are probably the first person in the world to get offended when someone made a joke about the subject of passionate debates.
- kzrdude 12y agoThis is good. Humor is the way to handle heavy topics like this. He's a dissident and accused of treason -- only dark humor can help us cope with this.