Ya know, depending on my mood, I can sometimes be a real douche on here. I’ll lightly mock celebrities and disperse low level subject matter into the minds of my poor unassuming readers. In my defense, my intentions generally start out all well and good (to entertain, if nothing else), but sometimes they get twisted, and if it makes any of you ever feel anything other than a grin spread across the anterior portion of your head, then I’m sorry that you have no sense of humor.
But the good thing about when I do the online equiv of speaking without thinking and hit publish on a piece that maybe wasn’t the kindest thing – is that I’m not some big time pop-culture news site. Like SourceFed. Who recently opened their piece on the electrocution that happened at Carnival in Haiti (which left 20 dead) with a joke that was almost as bad as the one I just did in my title – but less forgivable because I’m small time stop watch and they’re Big Ben so they should try harder:
First of all, isn’t it pronounced Car-nee-vahl down there?
Not like “the carnival” that comes to town with its broke ass rides and ex cons manning them?
Second of all, can we talk about that closing plea for likes and subscriptions? It feels like the mayor of Doug Funny’s town – who riles up the masses, gives a heartfelt speech fit for a future fuhrer, and then squeezes in via a whisper at the very end “(VoteForMe!)” They even manage to retain the feigned facial expression of compassion and empathy they lapsed into for a whopping minute while relaying the actual story, to issue their shameless request. (Side-inquiry: Does anyone even listen to the words “like and subscribe” anymore? I feel like its Youtube’s equiv to “Have a good day” or “I love you” between an old couple who’ve said it so much it doesn’t mean anything anymore. So maybe just writing and linking it at the vid-end instead of saying it would’ve been okay? And more respectful? Just for occasions like this?)
And third, and finally, the opening joke is abhorrent in its unfunny-ness.
I have one rule when it comes to thoughtless comedy. And that’s commitment. If you’re gonna lack compassion, disregard the feelings of others, and be heartless toward a nation facing tragedy and there’s no way we can stop you… then, for god’s sake, at least put your heart into your horrible nature. Don’t half ass it. I mean, come on. Who wasn’t thinking after the first 15 seconds that the intro-zing should have been:
“Well…the food wasn’t the only fried thing at Carnival this week!”
But, that’s the conundrum, I suppose. Hard to put your heart into something if you don’t have one.
And some might argue that point and use me as an example, but really, you can’t.
‘cause I’m empathetic and do have a heart…. It’s just… really hard not employ empathy for evil sometimes.
#ButI’mTrying