The Wit and Humour of Prince Philip

[royalistbert]

Originally Posted by cepe

Its not witty, nor is it humorous - but it is predictable.

The majority will not find it racist at all and put it down to "Good old Phil, putting his foot in it". However, if Charles, Andrew or any other royal did this, there would be an outcry.

Why should longevity protect individuals?

Prince Philip fought in a war to protect our Freedom of Speech! I doubt there would be an outcry because most people would see common sense.

[NGalitzine]

I don't think we even regard them as gaffes.

[cepe]

It is not a good thing, IMO, that remarks are acceptable by one individual and condemned by another. That is, in itself, prejudice.

I say that knowing that I am a hypocrite because I never worried when my Dad said something "outrageous" and that I've never seen Enid Blyton as racist but of her time and I think this is what is hacking me off about this.

The world is rewriting books, films, and lives to make them more PC to meet todays standards than accepting them as "of their time".

I've wandered off again - sorry folks!

[NGalitzine]

Originally Posted by cepe

The world is rewriting books, films, and lives to make them more PC to meet todays standards than accepting them as "of their time".

I know and it is just plain silly. When I read articles about not being able to teach "The Merchant of Venice" or "Huckleberry Finn" in schools or how Demi Moore wanted to give "The Scarlet Letter" a feminist ending I think we are dumbing down the world.

[MARG]

You are so right. Political Correctness is an all pervading disease that destroys original thought and brilliant ideas. It kill the hope and suffocates the dream.

Prince Philip is, IMO, totally aware of this and is taking his stand against such cods wallop. Every time he takes one of these little shots I think of a 1980's wall poster "The Last Great Act of Defiance" - which pictures a small mouse looking up and flicking 'the bird' to a giant eagle swooping down on it.

[blauerengel]

Originally Posted by MARG

You are so right. Political Correctness is an all pervading disease that destroys original thought and brilliant ideas. It kill the hope and suffocates the dream.

Prince Philip is, IMO, totally aware of this and is taking his stand against such cods wallop. Every time he takes one of these little shots I think of a 1980's wall poster "The Last Great Act of Defiance" - which pictures a small mouse looking up and flicking 'the bird' to a giant eagle swooping down on it.

That´s so true!No Oscar Wilde or Mark Twain would exist if they had to cope with such extreme PC as we have today.I understand you shouldn´t use words like "nigger" but some other complaints by the PC-police are just plain ridiculous!
By the way,I also looked up "The Last Great Act of Defiance" and enjoyed the image,it is telling a lot.

[sarahedwards2]

In the Norman Parkinson interview with Princess Anne in 1983, towards the end of the interview, he asks her if she speaks "Australian". Anne says "Not strictly speaking, no. I enjoy listening to it, and occasionally pick up the odd word." She then proceeds to tell a funny story she had heard about how last war, there was a general doing the rounds at a hospital and there were some Australian troops. The general comes across a seriously wounded soldier and says to him "You didn't come in here to die." Anne then says in an Australian accent, "No, I came in yesterday!"

Now we know where she gets her sense of humour from!