search results matching tag: stephen colbert
» channel: learn
go advanced with your query
Search took 0.002 seconds
Videos (1000) | Sift Talk (8) | Blogs (80) | Comments (434) |
Videos (1000) | Sift Talk (8) | Blogs (80) | Comments (434) |
Not yet a member? No problem!
Sign-up just takes a second.
Forgot your password?
Recover it now.
Already signed up?
Log in now.
Forgot your password?
Recover it now.
Not yet a member? No problem!
Sign-up just takes a second.
Remember your password?
Log in now.
So combat juggling is a thing
The Stephen Colbert clip has the "We want juggling to be taken seriously as a sport" version, while the version here is "Let's have a fun tournament at a juggling convention"
So combat juggling is a thing
Of course it's a thing. It was Stephen Colbert's sport of the summer. There's no stopping this train, America's com jug fever has only just begun.
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/1y9s5s/sport-report---a-rod-s-drug-scandal---combat-juggling
Bear Saves Crow from Drowning in Zoo Pond
Godless killing machines --Stephen Colbert.
AS IF
When you get to hell, I expect you'll see a shitload of bears and aliens.
Sagemind (Member Profile)
As a huge Star Wars fan though you would enjoy. http://videosift.com/video/Biggest-Star-Wars-fan-Jon-Stewart-or-Stephen-Colbert
Colbert responds to #CancelColbert
I would maintain that in order for the satire to be effective, it actually needs to use offensive terminology. Clearly folks are already upset about the word "Redskins" (otherwise we wouldn't be hearing any of this), but not enough folks that anything is being done about it. To draw attention to how offensive it may be to those affected, he's using other, very offensive terms as a direct comparison. It simply wouldn't have any effect if he joked about "The Stephen Colbert Culturally Good at Math Foundation".
Also, on a personal note, I grew up with all the terms I mentioned in my first comment, and found them hurtful and offensive. I haven't, however, encountered them used as anything but clear satire for a very long time (a handful of exceptions in the past 15 years), and I personally find it takes a lot of the sting out hearing the phrases themselves made ridiculous, hearing people publicly accept that they're ignorant and offensive, and seeing people who would use them to sincerely hurt someone quickly ridiculed and shamed. So, still backing Colbert on this one.
So rather than thinking I have some magical grasp on what is offensive toward certain groups, I listen very carefully to what they're saying, and what their experience is. I think everybody should do that, and continue thinking about it and conversing about it. Instead, everybody seems to be rushing to Colbert's defense.
Colbert responds to #CancelColbert
Suey Park aside (she acts crazy), I personally believe many of you would be well served by thinking about this situation more critically before you jump on the defend Colbert bandwagon. Colbert is a funny satirist, but is not without flaw, and in my mind this bit on his show was at best a shitty joke and at worst completely unnecessarily racially insensitive (i.e. even as satire, it did not serve his point well). An article here talks about it in a more articulate way than I probably can:
http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/04/colbert-white-racial-satire-dont-need/
This is somewhat tangential (I'll tie things together later), but based on my readings it seems Chappelle may have grappled with whether some of his skits were having net positive social impact, especially near the tail end of the show's run. From Chappelle's wikipedia entry (way more context there) --- "Chappelle said that he felt some of his sketches were "socially irresponsible." ... "According to Chappelle, during the filming of the sketch, a white crew member was laughing in a way that made him feel uncomfortable and made him think. Chappelle said, "It was the first time I felt that someone was not laughing with me but laughing at me."
--- For me, coming from somebody like Chappelle, that's pretty heavy stuff. if Dave Chappelle -- IMO quite brilliant both comedically and otherwise, and has personal experience being an oppressed minority -- struggles with what makes good socially responsible satire, that probably means it's hard. Really hard. Yet there are many people far less qualified than Chappelle in the area of satire creation and firsthand experience of racial oppression using "Colbert is satire, don't you know what [good, socially responsible] satire is?" (I'll answer that rhetorical -- No I don't, nor do probably most people) as a bit of a rubber stamp for Colbert being totally justified in doing this bit.
In my opinion, if there were ever a time for Stephen to totally break character for a second and just say "I'm sorry. Satire can be very difficult at times and we make mistakes. This was one of them. We've got to try harder.", now would be the time. As Chappelle pointed out, some people could be comfortable in laughing for the wrong reasons and not realizing it ... those people need a bit of a reality check. As the person everybody is rushing to protect, Colbert would be the best one to deliver it. In doing so, this could even more powerfully (than his satire) make people come around to the idea that racism is not just a switch you can turn off and be done with it (a la Stephen Colbert the *character*), it's a constant maintenance process like brushing one's teeth ( a la Jay Smooth -- Great talk here by Jay on just this topic ). "Wait.... even Stephen Colbert (the person) satirist master extraordinaire needs to think about race issues!? Hmmmmmmm..."
Tikker - The Time Of Your Life ... Tick Tock!
*promote this Stephen Colbert [Report] find
Colbert Twerks with the Grim Reaper
Tags for this video have been changed from 'twerk, obamacare, grim reaper' to 'twerk, obamacare, grim reaper, stephen colbert' - edited by xxovercastxx
Stephen Colbert Dances to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"
Tags for this video have been changed from 'stephen colbert, daft punk, get lucky, dance, dance montage' to 'stephen colbert, daft punk, get lucky, dance, dance montage, colbchella' - edited by Grimm
Most Dangerous Ways to Open a Bottle of Wine
Stephen Colbert begs to disagree.
*wtf *ftw *fail
Bald eagles don't make those noises!
Stephen Colbert schools James Franco on Tolkien knowledge
He's the fan of all time. He bested the Tolkien expert Peter Jackson hired for the LOTR trilogy. Jackson said, "I have never met a bigger Tolkien geek in my life."
http://www.accesshollywood.com/peter-jackson-stephen-colbert-is-the-biggest-tolkien-geek-ive-ever-met_article_71855
jesus did he prep for that or is he really THE JRR fan of all time
Stephen Colbert on death of father, brothers in plane crash
Tags for this video have been changed from 'Oprah, brothers, secret name, interview' to 'Oprah, brothers, secret name, interview, stephen colbert' - edited by bareboards2
Stephen Colbert - could Windsor be Earth's rectum?
*dead -- "Stephen Colbert's attack on...' This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc..."
EvilDeathBee (Member Profile)
Congratulations! Your comment has just received enough votes from the community to earn you 1 Power Point. Thank you for your quality contribution to VideoSift.
Hybrid (Member Profile)
Congratulations! Your video, Stephen Colbert offers Trump $1 Million to..., has reached the #1 spot in the current Top 15 New Videos listing. This is a very difficult thing to accomplish but you managed to pull it off. For your contribution you have been awarded 2 Power Points.
This achievement has earned you your "Golden One" Level 62 Badge!