Frankie Boyle - disgusting man

[Ann]

He is at it again ..............
http://www.thisisleic...894-detail/story.html
How long is it before this disgusting man is silenced and loses his career.... soon I hope! Anyone who laughs at his vile jokes must be as sick as he is. Judging by my local paper, most people here in Leicestershire, where Madeline lived, are outraged!

[Brenden]

Hit him in his pocket - buy no videos or tickets for his shows etc. - he will end up like Barrymore.

[Lie-in King]

You can't have it both ways - Twitter should delete his comment, but it's ok to repost it here? No.

[Ann]

Its gone now LIK - I just wanted you to see how vile he is.

[Mick-Talbot]

Just googled it and yes, that is horrific even for FB.
And not funny in anyway what so ever.

[andy-hughes]

Frankie Boyle has been debated on this site many times.

His appeal boils (no pun intended!) down to this - there are a section of people who think that the unsayable and socially tabboo subjects make for a kind of entertainment - where people laugh, but with their hands over their mouths because of the shock of what they have heard.

I would personally have a serious look at my sense of humour if I thought FB was amusing. People 'laugh' as a release of tension - someone who has had a narrow miss in a car will often laugh as a reaction, but it has nothing to do with being amused.

There is a school of thought that nothing is tabboo, and anything can be made to be humourous if people choose it to be so - and that is the bedrock of Boyle's career, and the reasoning of his audiences.

The fact is, just because people will pay to see and hear something does not mean it is not morally repugnant to the vast majority of society.

You could apply electric shocks to puppies and get a paying audience for it - the means does not justify the end in a civilised soceity.

Thanks to our laudible approach to free speech, Boyle is allowed to say the things he does on stage and on DVD, and people are allowed to pay to indulge their pleasure at him doing so.

However, Channel 4, the last bastion of 'alternative' humour have cut all ties with Boyle over just this sort of statement, and he will not be seen again on mainstream tv any time soon.

I would defend Boyle's right to practice his trade as a commedian - but for me, and a larger majority than his audiences, he commits the cardinal sin for any commedian -

it's not that me makes deeply offensive and upsetting coments about vulnerable people in our society, it's simply that in terms of commedy, he is about as amusing as dysentry on a coach holiday. Frankie Boyle is not funny, which makes he raison d'etre seriously flawed and hopefully his time as as success if appropriately limited.

[Lie-in King]

Ann - I agree with your intention, but can't agree with your method. No harm, no foul, at least between us :-)

[sir.prize]

I agree it is best not to promote him and his filth - but unless people see how he behaves then he cannot be judged. Firstly he should be banned from British TV, and refused a licence to perform live to the public.

Also prosecuted for defamation of character and impersonation of a human being.

Didn't the police recently arrest some individuals for offensive comments on networking sites? What makes this Boyle any different?

[Ann]

Thats ok LIK - glad you not cross, I hate arguments on here I only did it with the best possible intention - to show him up for the vile individual that he is and because trigger did ask what he said. Sorry I posted it now but its gone anyway.

[MarkRae]

> How long is it before this disgusting man is silenced

Never, so long as he continues to receive publicity like this, thereby keeping his notoriety alive!

I had not come across this latest addition to his repertoire, but now I know all about it from reading this thread.

I appreciate that you believe he ought to be silenced, but this isn't achieving that goal...

[Ann]

Thanks triggs :)

[Ann]

Don't be so ridiculous and pedantic Mark - its in the papers for the world to see! GRR!

[MarkRae]

I'm being neither ridiculous nor pedantic, merely pointing out that this thread is having precisely the opposite effect of what you hope to achieve...

[Ann]

I'm getting outta here .........................

[andy-hughes]

MarkRae - i don;t think Ann86 is looking to get FRankie Boyle silenced, she is merely opening a debate about his latest observation - which is ongoing on here.

I hardly think that counts as giving him publicity - so far no-one has defended him or admitted to financing his activites by seeing his shows or buying his DVD's.

[Bazile]

mamyalynne .
errm - your'e the one who has stated that ''.. he warrants no further publicity on here ''

The only way he gets publicity on here is by posting responses - so in effect , who was telling who what to do ?
That is what my post was drawing your attention to .

[TOWIE]

I have just read the comment he made - what a prat - does he not engage his brain before opening his vile mouth.

[chrissa1]

I've just seen it and it is absolutely disgusting and vile. What sort of twisted mind does he have that he thinks, that is comedy. A foul man.

[Mamyalynne]

Point taken Bazile, I worded my comment badly - I have no trouble in truth with him being discussed as indeed he has been many times on here, it was the reprinting of the actual vile comment in question, that caused my remark.

Truce :-)

[ludwig]

He's basically a troll.

I'm hoping he'll make the mistake of doing some 'controversial and edgy comedy' about the prophet mohammed at some point.

He's probably not that stupid though.