Hello, everyone. Lengthy absence... My father-in-law Richard passed away, and I lost my job (illegally) in the space of a month (I got my job back on appeal last week). Things have been all over the place. I need a nice, sane segue back onto Dystopian Fuchsia. Oh, hello, what's this..?
Back on December 1st, I posted this (squeamish uber-fans of Russell Howard, don't click the link! It contains somebody's actual opinions that you may disagree with):
The other day, I found an unmoderated comment on my blog dashboard. I thought I'd share it with you all, verbatim. It would seem that Mr Howard does indeed have his fans, though I hope not all of them are as dangerously hero-worshipping, illiterate, sensitive and unfamiliar with satire, caricatures and differing opinion.
By the way, Anonymous, if you are reading this, which I doubt, having lots of fans doesn't make it right. Slavery and Gary Glitter used to be quite popular. So anyway, over to Anonymous. With my responses edited in. Enjoy.
"Okay, you people dont like russell howard, we can all see that but is there any reason for the horrible comments about him? (yes, that was the point, and generally the tone of this blog - Ian) fine, if you dont like him, no one is fourcing you to, but just keep your comments to your selves (there's only one of me, and as this is my blog, I keep them to my blog, which people have the freedom to read or ignore. You chose to read them, disagree with them, and took the time to respond. Nobody "fourced" you to - Ian). i dont think people really want to see horrible comments like that do they (the world's a horrible place sometimes - Ian)? no matter what you think of the guy you cant deny that he has many fans out there who would happily argue thatwhat you all have said is a massive pile of bullshit, but each to there own i guess (I'm quite happy to see differing opinions to my own; if somebody is able to provide a convincing enough argument as to why I should think differently, then I will consider it. However, if people's opinions are laced with elementary grammatical and spelling errors, I tend to tune out. Incidentally, having lots of fans means absolutely nothing, and will not sway my opinion one jot; millions of people like the X Factor and its banal cover versions, the public being fickle fairweather fans until they're no longer flavour of the month, but I could wax lyrical over how much it has destroyed the music industry in this country, subjugating genuine talent. Popular means absolutely nothing. If you base who and what you follow on popularity, I genuinely feel sorry for you that you've let yourself get swept up with the unthinking cattle, and hope you find your own thoughts one day - Ian), and whats with the picture? (it's called a caricature - Ian) i think people have kinda gatherd that russell howard has a lazy eye but to be honest i dont really think it slowed him down any has it (I never said that it did. It's a caricature. - Ian), because no affence but i think he will be earning quite a bit more then you and me (what has that got to do with anything at all? - Ian), i think its wrong tht you pick up on one minor imperfect thing and make a meal out of it (I didn't. I assume you didn't notice his nose and mouth. - Ian), because No ones perfect these days are they? its just advice but keep it to yourselves (thanks, but no. If it bothers you, which it clearly has, don't read it or rise to it. Oh yes, I do have to emphasise, there's only one of me - Ian) as no one really wants to read horrible/ affenceive things, the worlds depressing enough thanks, (as I always say, end on a comma. To be honest, I don't really want to hear lazy racism. As a Russell Howard fan, defending every little detail about the man, I assume you're okay with racism? And I assume that by "keeping it to myself", you're in favour of subjugating free speech against a man who has the platform of two television shows and who I feel is the linchpin of comedy's downfall, along with the equally bland McIntyres, Kieltys and Whitehalls of this world. You do realise that you're starting to sound a little bit like a Nazi with "advice" like that, in a passive-aggressive tone? And you do realise that this is the internet, where every pillock has an opinion? Why, pray tell, can this pillock not have his opinion voiced? My blog tends to be about things which I feel are wrong; they could be as meaningless as a drab TV comic, or something as devastating as a Conservative government. The beauty of free speech is that I can write about it to my heart's content, and people can choose to read it, or not, agree with it, or not. I know nothing about you, Anonymous, and you know nothing about me. I don't know how you stumbled across my blog, but, no "affence", I don't think you're the target audience. Perhaps one day you'll take off your blinkers and realise that not everyone thinks the same as you. Good day, thanks for dropping by. - Ian)
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Just stumbled across your blog. Nice response. But I have to admit I do think Russell Howard is quite good. I know his style and content is a bit 'childish' but then I can be childish myself. I still think he's clever and his stand up routines are well put together. He's certainly talented and a good performer. I think it's just a matter of taste. I totally understand why some people would hate Russell Howard, but I have wide ranging tastes and can appreciate many forms of comedy including his. Still, I'm glad you put the embarrassing commenter in their place.
ReplyDeletebefore you have a go, i think you both have good points. and i do kinda see where he/she is comming from somtimes. same to ian. why dont you both just leave it at that. you two have never met so theres no point fighting, dissagree if you want but thats my opinion. sorry for any upset.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Tom and Anonymous (no relation). I can't argue with the fact that Russell Howard has many fans, and as you say Tom, it's a matter of taste. Unfortunately not mine, but there you go. I'm under no illusion that my little blog will topple him from his perch, but it's nice to have a little corner of the internet I can call my own to voice my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThere's no fighting going on. This post was a response to the fact I had a reply to an advent calendar post I made on 1st December, months after it was posted, and as I'm all for free speech, I wanted to give the reply a platform where it could be read (and dissected). As I said, each to their own with their opinion of the guy. He's a bit of a Marmite sort of a man.