Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

The left is more creative. This came to me while playing my XBOX

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU
 
Catholic Sensation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:19 AM
Original message
The left is more creative. This came to me while playing my XBOX
Edited on Wed Sep-17-03 01:20 AM by Neo Progressive
Madden NFL 2004 if you were wondering which game, but I just realized that the left provides better entertainment than the right in like every facet of entertainment, and by every facet I mean stand up comedy, music, movies, and television, and writing. We have people like Al Franken, Bill Maher, Bob Dylan, Michael Moore, Greg Palast, Hugh Hefner, Eminem, John Lennon, Madonna, and even more. Who on the right is truly entertaining? The only right wing entertainers who are entertaining are Ted Nugent, Britney Spears (some consider her entertaining, I guess), Ann Coulter (admit it, you laugh when she says her bullshit), Dennis Miller, Denis Leary, John Wayne, and several others I can't think of. My list proves that the left is more creative, and therefore more entertaining, and represents a greater deal of the population's preference for not only entertainment, and if one looks at the fact more people voted for the liberals and leftists in the last true election (mid-term elections aren't true elections) my "hypothesis" isn't that far off.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
lcordero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:22 AM
Response to Original message
1. Marshall Mathers is left???? left-handed yeah...but left?
Edited on Wed Sep-17-03 01:23 AM by lcordero
I see how he puts the sinister back into left <---the Dems need to do this.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Catholic Sensation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:26 AM
Response to Reply #1
2. he's so anti bush and anti cheney
He represents what the left needs to be too. He isn't afraid to talk shit to someone's face, and he's fairly honest. He's pro marijuana legalization.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:29 AM
Response to Reply #2
4. hey say what you will about him
But Eminem is talented.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
leftyandproud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 09:45 AM
Response to Reply #2
8. I think he's against all politicians...and just wants to smoke cheap weed
;)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
greyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:27 AM
Response to Reply #1
3. Yes, probably.
Edited on Wed Sep-17-03 01:29 AM by greyl
At http://www.guerrillanews.com/ , there are some videos he did that support that idea pretty well.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 09:48 AM
Response to Reply #1
9. Eminem has confronted homophobia and anti-women attitudes
in a way that *nobody* else has had the guts to do. Plus, you actually get gay sex skits on Eminem albums - who else has done that :)

When you say he's homophobic and anti-women, you are really missing the point. His fans are homophobic and anti-women, and for the first time they see their attitude lampooned and satirized. It might go right over their head of course.

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 01:43 AM
Response to Original message
5. IMHO, it's partially because the left has a better handle on reality
and therefore are more accurate in modeling things (stories, games, movies, etc.) to be realistic and can see through propaganda and can make fun of it. You need to understand reality in order to be successfully creative.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Langis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 02:09 AM
Response to Original message
6. Britney Spears is on the right?
Trust me she doesn’t even knows what the right is. She just think we should all trust the president, because it the right thing to do. She is just stupid.

But other then that I agree with you ;)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-03 02:09 AM
Response to Original message
7. Hmm. There does seem to be some weird correlation, but
I can't imagine why. Maybe it has something to do with freedom of expression and non-conformity.

When it comes to comedy, I'd have to say some of it is our own personal biases, too. I can laugh my ass off when George Carlin talks about Reagan, while a conservative would probably be angry. I know a right-of-center guy who thinks Colin Quinn and Denis Leary are funny, but I think they're both horrible- largely because I hate the actual things they *say*. Well- they're also shitty comics.

I've noticed the same with authors. I've read most of Heinlein's books, and I have to say he was a good author. But when his politics clouded the narrative I found myself enjoying his work much less.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Thu May 02nd 2024, 02:35 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC