03-18-2015, 10:17 AM
Six, that was the point -- Jeffries addressed ALL of the general arguments in a short time from his point of view in an anti-gun COMEDY bit. Stand-up isn't a stage for balanced analysis or a fact-citing exercise.
I think Chris Rock's gun control bit is funny; he likes his guns. He expresses his opinion about the contention that video games, music, movies and such are to blame for school massacres, without citing any facts on the comedy stage. He's also not real interested in the "mental health issues are to blame" view and whether it has some merit. And, he thinks he knows who's to blame for school shootings. Plus, he has a solution to gun violence that has nothing to do with gun control or bans. All from HIS non-PC mocking point of view.
I know you've seen several PSAs because I've posted several and you've commented upon them, but I understand that you haven't seen them outside of Mock. Maybe we'll start seeing more of them that are not target-marketed but instead on billboards, tv and radio that hit a broader audience. Those are very expensive means of advertising, but I think the gun-safety groups (as opposed to the gun-ban advocates) would be all for such public-funded venues.
I think Chris Rock's gun control bit is funny; he likes his guns. He expresses his opinion about the contention that video games, music, movies and such are to blame for school massacres, without citing any facts on the comedy stage. He's also not real interested in the "mental health issues are to blame" view and whether it has some merit. And, he thinks he knows who's to blame for school shootings. Plus, he has a solution to gun violence that has nothing to do with gun control or bans. All from HIS non-PC mocking point of view.
I know you've seen several PSAs because I've posted several and you've commented upon them, but I understand that you haven't seen them outside of Mock. Maybe we'll start seeing more of them that are not target-marketed but instead on billboards, tv and radio that hit a broader audience. Those are very expensive means of advertising, but I think the gun-safety groups (as opposed to the gun-ban advocates) would be all for such public-funded venues.