It may interest some people to know that Damn Edna was on the news here tonight, in a piece on how she’s returned to Australia to do some local shows. She did respond to the allegations of racism that tarnished her American tour. As near as I can remember, her exact words were:
So it’s all tied up neatly now.
Yes, she also made some comment on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire that it can be awfully tedious when people need humour explained to them, or something like that.
I guess I missed this thread the first time around. You can put me down with those who see nothing to be offended about but clearly some people don’t get it. As the commercial for the Washington Post goes: “If you don’t get it, you don’t get it”. That seems to be the problem here. Maybe the difference is that I have seen Dame Edna on TV a number of times and know the character. Anyone who is familiar with the character will understand. I think Archie Bunker is a good comparison. If you don’t know the character and just read an excerted quote you can get the wrong idea.