
Sometimes, you have to laugh, to keep from crying. That's what Attorney Don West said in his opening statement of the Zimmerman Trial before laying down his killer (sorry) knock-knock joke, and it's a quote that's resonated with me ever since.
We at KoopaTV consider humor to be a very sacred thing. I dunno the stories of the other staff members, but from a very early age my pappy taught me the importance of riffing on not just ideas, but other human beings too. He knew grasping the science of it all would make me better understand it when it happened to me; that not every snicker is a stamp of cruel, hate-filled disapproval towards something (we at KoopaTV would know, there's honestly probably nothing wrong with half the things we laugh at), but just that some things are, well, funny!
But as should be news to no one, an increasingly-large contingent of peoples are taking issue with humor in all its forms. Maybe it's because they just far too often find themselves on the receiving end. Maybe it's because they know laughing at things will make them look content with the world and then Nintendo will be more likely to keep Tomodachi Life de-gayed. Or maybe instead of receiving the proper counsel and guidance from their parents ala mine, theirs instead dropped them on their heads so they never had a developed sense of it to begin with. Whatever the case, this rapidly-infectious intolerance of all things funny seems to be...getting to people. People who once helped define what the word "humor" even meant. And it's all very sad.
"More than 4 years ago we posted this RP of a guy playing a Wario game that I had since completely forgotten about until I saw a few choice bits of a transcript. Basically I made a few jokes inferring that the guy was transgendered and also used a lot of lazy gay jokes.
I guess I've never really appreciated how 2012 Betus is a bit different, better informed, and much more socially aware (and hopefully more mature but that's obviously debatable) than 2008 Betus. Maybe the social culture was a bit different then and less supportive of these folks than today, or maybe I was just more the product of my southern environment which was and still is not at the top of the game when it comes to social issues. Or hell maybe I was just a shittier person back then. Either way I didn't appreciate the tastelessness and anti-funny of what I said in that video (I certainly didn't at the time) until I got reminded of it today."
"So getting reminded of what was said in that video made me more than a little ashamed and shattered that illusion a bit. It was an unfunny and offensive thing to say and the only excuse I have is that I was younger, brasher and less aware of the magnitude of these sorts of social issues than I am today. I hope anybody who saw that video and is reading this now can accept this as an apology from me. And as shitty as that was, I do feel like RP's humor in general has gone through a very positive arc from 2008 to now. While I still consider RP a fun hobby and I don't mean to treat it as such a serious Internet thing, our audience has grown considerably from 4 years ago, and I want to do right by everyone and not give our viewers a valid reason to leave."
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Can a wheelchair person joke in 2015 get you YouTube Struck? Serious question. (Note: We at KoopaTV strongly value the wheelchair-bound community and we hope they can value us too.) |
But if there's one glimmer of hope in this sea of modern-day internet darkness, it's KoopaTV. We're focused on keeping you entertained during even the worst of times, so believe me when I say that silly things like "inclusiveness" won't have their way with us. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever! HA-CHAH!
And if I'm wrong...then may we fall like Rome did.
When in KoopaTV, do as Koopas do...and share us with all your friends! Also, Rawk once sent this to retsupurae hoping they'd take interest. (Good thing they didn't.)
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DeleteThat awkward momo when you boom snap but then they clap boom snape clap *sliiide* and Ü relize dey bout dat life
ReplyDeleteDayum.
Deletefucking lol
ReplyDeleteStay tuned to KoopaTV for more amazing laughs.
DeleteWho ever wrote this article needs to go to chruch lol
ReplyDeleteYeah, he does. I've been trying to tell him that for years.
DeleteGoing to pretend this post was satire.
ReplyDeleteLove it when pissbabies like this cry about people's decisions to shift their comedy in ways that don't alienate as many people. Ironically this ends up offending people who want a free pass at being an asshole.
I wish you luck with... Whatever koopatv is.
Thanks!
Deletewow what a buncha crackers these gamers are !!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCreepy-ass crackers.
DeleteRetsupurae has been garbage for a few years now but I understand why they stopped roasting LP'ers. We still got the old videos.
ReplyDeleteMaybe BillyMC and Lime Popsicle can one day take up the mantle.
Delete(Then they can retsupurae Retsupurae. Poetic justice!)
Sigh, disappointing to see the lack of Retsupuraes was because of this 'social climate' stuff. Really liked watching those when they did them, along with the bad Kickstarter riff videos they made after that.
ReplyDeleteHope someone else starts up a channel like this in future.
I'd be interested in how that'd be adapted to the modern age.
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