Altube 2.0

Is AL-TV returning or did you find a nice interview? Just tell the folks here.

Moderator: Moderators

Post Reply
User avatar
yankochick38
Be jealous.
Posts: 5472
Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:05 am
Location: The comfort of my own home and Weird Al's chest hair
Contact:

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by yankochick38 »

tomatochives wrote:When a guy like Al pushes back against political correctness, you know something is broken in the comedy world. :think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_baAQ ... =Radio.com
hmm

I think I like what he says, though. I don't know how else to respond to this.
Weird Al Yankovic is one busy daddy
YNN: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOwVDpf5zQrXyKPPJWxs-Q
I abused my power and learned nothing!
-Alicia
User avatar
Killingsworth
Off The Deep End
Posts: 2912
Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:22 am

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Killingsworth »

He already bought up the "irony on social media" thing on the Nerdist podcast six years ago and has previously bought up why he doesn't get into politics or what lines he won't cross. I don't think anyone here ever expected an interviewer to ask him about his views on PC culture but watching it I get the sense that this is exactly the type of response he would give. Obviously, no one is pressuring Al to be more PC (I mean, they couldn't even if they tried) but I think that this response was more in reference to how much that same type of outside PC pressure affects certain types of comedy he may enjoy privately in his spare time.
Life is a bowl of three-legged salamanders swimming around in an infinite ocean of strawberry jello...
User avatar
tomatochives
Die-hard Fan
Posts: 417
Joined: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:34 pm

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by tomatochives »

Right. I'm just glad to know he is a believer of free speech and sees the pervasiveness of today's PC culture for what it is.
User avatar
Sappho
Obsessed
Posts: 1105
Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:37 pm
Location: Hiding in Al's lustrous hair (but not in a creepy way).

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Sappho »

I think a certain amount of PC is not necessarily a bad thing. Many offensive things are considered offensive for a reason, after all - like when you are perpetuating stereotypes and ideas that are actively harmful, for instance, you wanna be careful with that or at least aware. But yeah there is a subculture of PC-ness that does take things too far and seems to actively look for ways to be offended. And shouts the loudest.
Love and peace.
User avatar
mellow weasel
Obsessed
Posts: 2088
Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:22 pm
Location: Lithuania (Europe)

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by mellow weasel »

I didn't even know such problem existed :unsure: . The only kind of PC I know is the diversity among characters of TV shows, which I don't even notice it until someone starts complaining about it. As a trekkie and a whovian I take it as a norm. I even removed one guy from facebook friends because he was constantly complaining about the amount of black and homosexual characters in DC TV shows.
User avatar
Big Spoon
Welp.
Posts: 28060
Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:44 pm
Awards: - Most Dedicated Non-Spoiler (2007)
- Best GC Thread (2010)
- Best TTR Skit (2010)
- Outstanding Achievement In Fan Parody (Recorded), Shared With The Rest Of The Minor Celebrities (2015)
Location: Pacific Palisades, CA
Contact:

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Big Spoon »

MicDrop's Top 10 Weird Al Yankovic Parodies

List isn't perfect (Yankovich-ing, not to mention a few other problems), but still fun.
And Peggy
User avatar
YankoSwag 8888
Obsessed
Posts: 1195
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:56 pm
Awards: All of them
Location: Victoria BC
Contact:

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by YankoSwag 8888 »

I watched it
User avatar
Big Spoon
Welp.
Posts: 28060
Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:44 pm
Awards: - Most Dedicated Non-Spoiler (2007)
- Best GC Thread (2010)
- Best TTR Skit (2010)
- Outstanding Achievement In Fan Parody (Recorded), Shared With The Rest Of The Minor Celebrities (2015)
Location: Pacific Palisades, CA
Contact:

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Big Spoon »

And Peggy
User avatar
Sappho
Obsessed
Posts: 1105
Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:37 pm
Location: Hiding in Al's lustrous hair (but not in a creepy way).

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Sappho »

Fun video, though there are a couple of inaccuracies in it. -_-
Love and peace.
User avatar
Muppetboy09
Obsessed
Posts: 1713
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:32 pm
Awards: Best Emoticon (Animated)
Best Emoticon (Non Animated)
Best New Member (2010-2013)
Contact:

Re: Altube 2.0

Post by Muppetboy09 »

"Be the climate, not the weather." -Al Yankovic
Post Reply