Up to the 300+ level. I in fact identified him as a modern prophet in a comparative philosophy class because so much of his humor was predictive and I, like Mel Brooks see comedy as a form of modern philosophical discussion. That's a lot of buildup.. so now the rub-
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George Carlin was at his heart and in the heart of his comedy a deeply compassionate human being. He understood that trust was given sparing and only when earned, especially to those seeking power. He espoused the mantra that we are all in this together and lampooned with irony-
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Those who put their own selfish needs above those of everyone around them. He not only shouted that 'the emperor was nude' but shined the bat signal on them to show their soft pale worthless body. I can go on for days but it's nothing that can't be easily learned by listening-
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And reading, as he was a somewhat prolific author of books and articles. So please, never reduce Carlin to 'porky pig r*ping Elmer Fudd' or "which one of you cupcakes..." because to do so misses the point. Carlin wasn't defending rape humor or denigrating feminism; he was-
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In his own inimitable (despite so many trying) way, reminding us that, again trust is earned and given sparingly. That there's danger in control, but not in decency. Feminists but not exclusionary ones, tasteful limits in jokes but not ones imposed by authority. Above all, the-
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Common theme that society dehumanizes...one of his earliest famous bits was the explanation of 'stuff'. It's so simple but so deep; that our lives are spent accumulating 'stuff' and that "their 'stuff' is 'shit', while your 'shit' is 'stuff'!". It's how society breaks you, sets-
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You against other people... it wasn't for the shock value(then) that 'OMG HE SAID SHIT ON A RECORD!'. It was to say that there's more to life than having 'a little pile of stuff with a cover on it'. So, if you wanna be Carlin, try and make your audience gasp at the MEANING-
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Not the audacity of your 'edgy wit'. That's never what it was about. Rest In Peace George, I never sold that tissue on eBay. This has been a bathroom thought.
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I also feel the fury when people point to any Brooks films as lol so edge and miss the point
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