Guest nickxenol Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I feel like this skit reveals on how much of an effect that a parent can have on their child's behaviors and emotions.
Mister Mister Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 not particularly funny, like most skits on this show, but somewhat insightful. any time people talk about bullying as if some kids are just "bad" I refer them to http://www.naturalchild.org/robin_grille/natural_born_bullies.html
Josh F Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 bomb in the brain all summed up in a comedy sketch 2
DaVinci Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 I think the difference between the bully in the sketch and most other bullies in the real world is that the bully in the sketch has a better understanding of themselves.
Bedouin Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Very good skit. It reminds me a lot of the movie "The invention of lying" with Ricky Gervais where people are completely honest about everything and Gervais decides to lie one day to get through financial problems. The film wasn't great, but the concept is very interesting and I always found it frustrating that the film really didn't explore the implications of a lie-free world in any depth. This skit shown does feel like it provides more insight into what such a world would be like. Except, of course, the bully wouldn't be a bully, and the parent wouldn't either, and most if not all dysfunctions would have been ironed out generations ago, at a guess. Goes to show how important truth is.
MysterionMuffles Posted December 4, 2014 Author Posted December 4, 2014 Very good skit. It reminds me a lot of the movie "The invention of lying" with Ricky Gervais where people are completely honest about everything and Gervais decides to lie one day to get through financial problems. The film wasn't great, but the concept is very interesting and I always found it frustrating that the film really didn't explore the implications of a lie-free world in any depth. This skit shown does feel like it provides more insight into what such a world would be like. Except, of course, the bully wouldn't be a bully, and the parent wouldn't either, and most if not all dysfunctions would have been ironed out generations ago, at a guess. Goes to show how important truth is. YES I love that movie! It kinda slowed down by the 3rd act but man what an incredible premise. I love how he started making up God, that was very logical at an emotional level for when his grandma was dying. (Grandma right? Been a while since I watched it) As for the bullying skit, it's just so ironic that if those characters had that self knowledge, they wouldn't be the bullies that they are. I guess it's just showing what the underlying unconscious motives there are to bullying.
Bedouin Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 YES I love that movie! It kinda slowed down by the 3rd act but man what an incredible premise. I love how he started making up God, that was very logical at an emotional level for when his grandma was dying. (Grandma right? Been a while since I watched it) As for the bullying skit, it's just so ironic that if those characters had that self knowledge, they wouldn't be the bullies that they are. I guess it's just showing what the underlying unconscious motives there are to bullying. Dw you're remembering it better than me, quite an old film after all. I ought to give it another watch. Yes, it's the same with the invention of lying... In the first scene his wife asks how she looks and he honestly answers terrible or something along those lines, of course it's all just skewed and it's dealing with how our truth-averse world would suddenly look if lying were to become impossible. It goes to show the writers' ignorance (or denial) of the importance of truth in the first place and how it would entirely change the context and setting of the film or skit in the first place.
MysterionMuffles Posted December 15, 2014 Author Posted December 15, 2014 it's all just skewed and it's dealing with how our truth-averse world would suddenly look if lying were to become impossible. It goes to show the writers' ignorance (or denial) of the importance of truth in the first place and how it would entirely change the context and setting of the film or skit in the first place. That's so true!!! I didn't even think of it that way. It was a very chastising way to portray truth. Damn.
Libertarian Prepper Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 This had no comedic value to me but it was really insightful. Thanks for sharing!
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