I thought it was an urban legend when I first heard heard about what he/she said. I mean it is the year 2003, how would a major publication like Vanity Fair publish something like this:
How in the fuck does this shit happen. Didn’t the editors notice this before it printed. How could they have let this pass. Did they think that nobody would have noticed. Does Vanity Fair not realize that we are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Did they think that we were going to overlook this shit. How can these backward fucks allow for this garbage to be printed even in their piece of shit magazine.
I know satire and this is not satirical. This is an insult to me, my family, my friends, and my culture in whatever context it is used. We know humor and this is not funny. Vanity Fair can take their half hearted apology and shove it up their ass. We have enough stereotypes to overcome as is. We are still trying to recover from Ricky Martin and J-Ho…er, I mean J-Lo. I hope this unfunny asshole/bitch burns in tranvestite hell.
P.S. Before the jokes begin; I really don’t want Dame Edna to lick my balls…yuck!
Dame Edna doesn’t exist, “she” is not a transvestite, it’s a made up character played by a man. The article is supposed to be funny, but it’s obviously back fired.
Write to Vanity Fair to complain, but I wouldn’t bother with the petition. The petition, as it appears on snopes, is a chain letter masquarading as a petition; the clue is the phrase “send it to all of the people whom you know”. If it was a serious petition, then it wouldn’t have used that phrase.
If Dame Edna offends you, I wouldn’t recommend reading the “Talk Like a Snob!” thread from a couple of months back. To me, the satire’s pretty clear; YMMV, obviously.
Dame Edna’s been making fun of everyone for years. She’s especially vicious to Australians. I think it’s a case of humour not transplanting well. The intent definitely would not have been to denigrate Hispanics.
The reason I brought that up was because there are a significant number of Latinos in this country that would notice something like this. I am sure that a some of their readers are Latino. Did they seriously believe that we would not get offended. I did not mean it in the way you describe it.
Well, to put things in perspective: Comedians make fun of white people all the time. I’m white. If I got as upset as you are every time I heard / read something making fun of whites, I’d probably keel over from a heart attack.
I do not know who this asshole (Dame Edna) is and I would guess that a lot of Latinos don’t know who he is. So him saying this is justified because he is funny in who knows where? So we’re the whooshed ones and we should get over ourselves, Desmostylus ? Are you an avid Vanity Fair reader?
And who’s this “Don Quixote”? Is he some sort of a Spanish writer? I haven’t heard of many Spainiards having the first name of “Don.” Or is that another hoax, like the Dame Edna fellow?
By the way, I am an avid Vanity Faire reader. It’s a great magazine. I don’t care for Dame Edna’s column so I don’t read it. I am familiar with Dame Edna though because he had a television show in the UK and I’ve seen a few snippets. This character predates the VF column by many years.
Again, and pay close attention, Dame Edna is not a real person. She is a satirical character. It’s like getting mad at Edward Norton because he portrayed a Nazi in a movie.
Funny that you wring this up, my parents did mention to me this case, but the way they describe it is that the Hispanic media is coming with the consensus that this was really offensive.
Personally, I see now it was a big whoosh, but as I have observed in many media frenzies of the past and present (quick: how many do know the popular view that Iraq was involved with 911 is virtual poppycock?), many times reporters will not go back to tell the whole truth if suddenly the “vox populi” has accepted the first impression; in this case, thanks to the media, I fear that Vanity Fair is in trouble.
So is it OK to say whatever you want about whatever ethnic group you want under the guise of satire?
It is easy for you guys to say “jeez, this guy is over reacting” because you guys know who he is and you understand his humor. I am starting to calm down now that I am beginning to understand his humor. But I still feel that you should not use references that many people within that culture may deem offensive. What got me pissed was the help/leaf blower line.
Freedom of Speech. Dame Edna can say what ever “she” likes. If you take offense, that is another matter.
I refer you to my earlier post:
Well, to put things in perspective: Comedians make fun of white people all the time. I’m white. If I got as upset as you are every time I heard / read something making fun of whites, I’d probably keel over from a heart attack.
The biggest problem with the help/leaf blower line is that it isn’t funny.
The thing about you can learn about Don Quixote by listening to the Man of La Mancha CD, that’s funny.
I can understand why you would be upset if you thought that this is a real person presenting their views because those views are ignorant and dim witted. Think of it like Archie Bunker from All in the Family. He said stuff like that in every episode but it was funny because everyone knew that his views were idiotic. That character, too, was making fun of those ignorant views.
It’s unfortunate that there are people out there raising a ruckus over nothing. There are real racists out there to fight. This is a non-issue.