Tosh sucks, comedy doesn’t. Exerts from Twitter

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for these reasons and comedians are here to essentially raise awareness of these small truths.

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far better. If we can’t laugh at lifes small truths your likely to never laugh. Comedy is one of the 20th centuries most important mediums

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your favourites comedies and comedians and I’m also certain you have laughed numerous times at the same subject matter, it was just handled

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But where do you draw the line? Offensiveness is subjective to each individual. People who claim to be offended I dare you to look back over

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small hypocrisy’s and darknesses in a funny and creative way. In this case Tosh is definitely not the well crafted comedian.

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A well crafted comedian can take you through these uncomfortable issues to the otherside and hopefully making you realize some of lifes…

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I won’t defend Tosh but I defend the right for comedians to talk about all matter of subjects which can highlight issues and taboos.

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these hysterical debates on the values of comedy have stemmed from. Tosh (who I don’t like) was certainly crude and made a major misjudgment

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that no one has ever batted an eyelid ie “Pryor”. Tosh is one of America’s most popular comedians with a commercial fan base which is where

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But I can think of dozens of jokes relating to the subject who deal with it responsibly and have the joke crafted so well about the topic…

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the subject of rape is certainly a dark subject and one not be used so freely and dismissively as Tosh did for a cheap gag which backfired..

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I believe every comedian has the right to talk about what they want given they know the consequences and responsibility of what they say…