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Occasionally for different reasons, people trawl through my timeline (I& #39;ve been on this site for 11 years, so that& #39;s a fair bit of material) to find stuff that they can take offence at or inspire offence in others with.
Occasionally for different reasons, people trawl through my timeline (I& #39;ve been on this site for 11 years, so that& #39;s a fair bit of material) to find stuff that they can take offence at or inspire offence in others with.
So, I just want to make something abundantly clear:
When I was a stand-up and a younger man, the culture on here was much darker and edgier. I made jokes about race, sexuality, politics... everything.
When I was a stand-up and a younger man, the culture on here was much darker and edgier. I made jokes about race, sexuality, politics... everything.
You may not like those jokes. You may find those jokes offensive or upsetting. And if you do, there& #39;s a very good chance that I hadn& #39;t thought about them or the subjects they covered enough.
Hell, I put out a Comedy Central Special that was almost entirely about oral sex and when I watch it back (I have done this only once in the last 6 years) there& #39;s stuff I wish I hadn& #39;t said, or said differently or just flat out don& #39;t like.
My point is this.
For the last few years, I have largely absented myself from the pop mainstream. Stopped doing panel shows, only went on quizzes when I could win money for charities etc.
Theatre& #39;s what I& #39;ve been doing and that comes at enormous personal cost.
For the last few years, I have largely absented myself from the pop mainstream. Stopped doing panel shows, only went on quizzes when I could win money for charities etc.
Theatre& #39;s what I& #39;ve been doing and that comes at enormous personal cost.
Cost of time, money and relationships.
But I LOVE it. As anyone who knew me from birth to 19 and they& #39;ll tell you. It& #39;s all I ever wanted to do.
And now I get to do it. Or did, before... y& #39;know....
But I LOVE it. As anyone who knew me from birth to 19 and they& #39;ll tell you. It& #39;s all I ever wanted to do.
And now I get to do it. Or did, before... y& #39;know....
So, instead, I have to find some other way to pay my mortgage, feed my kids etc. and the way that has presented itself carries with it some increased tabloid scrutiny.
When I last worked in this world, that wouldn& #39;t have bothered me. Now, however, I& #39;m shook-ish.
When I last worked in this world, that wouldn& #39;t have bothered me. Now, however, I& #39;m shook-ish.
Because I don& #39;t think any of the folks that report on silly, fun, entertaining tv shows are really that bad, but the people that own them are.
And if you& #39;ve spent a bunch of time/tweets in the last few years saying that, I reckon their knives are sharper when facing my direction
And if you& #39;ve spent a bunch of time/tweets in the last few years saying that, I reckon their knives are sharper when facing my direction
Whatever bullshit they come out with, whatevs. Tomorrow& #39;s chip paper etc.
But I *do* care about the people that follow me on here who, on the whole, seem to be excellent folk, as beaten up and bemused by the world as I am.
And to those people, I& #39;ll just say this:
But I *do* care about the people that follow me on here who, on the whole, seem to be excellent folk, as beaten up and bemused by the world as I am.
And to those people, I& #39;ll just say this:
If anything I& #39;ve said or tweeted in the past was stupid or hurtful, it& #39;s because I can be stupid and hurtful.
I, sincerely, try to understand and do better.
Ask anyone who knows me. I am not short of thinking. Paralysingly, sometimes.
I, sincerely, try to understand and do better.
Ask anyone who knows me. I am not short of thinking. Paralysingly, sometimes.
I& #39;m not aware of anything specific coming my way, hand on heart. This isn& #39;t one of those moments where my publicist has phoned me and said they& #39;ve found my prints on the body (I don& #39;t even have a publicist. Well, I did but they died in mysterious circumstances. And I wear gloves)
... it& #39;s more that I just want to say people change. People grow. People improve.
Whilst I still have endless improvements to make, undoubtedly, I& #39;m trying.
Whilst I still have endless improvements to make, undoubtedly, I& #39;m trying.
So, if a load of old shit I came out with years ago offends you or upsets you, know that there& #39;s a very good chance it offends and upsets me too, which is why I stopped saying it.
I believe in equality of opportunity, in love as a superpower, in women.
I believe you should be free to do anything you like as long as it doesn& #39;t endanger the physical wellbeing of other people.
I believe you should be free to do anything you like as long as it doesn& #39;t endanger the physical wellbeing of other people.
I believe that who you are and who you choose to be should be met with kindness by the world.
I believe no one person has any more intrinsic value than any other.
I believe we should be working together to make the world a better place for all of humankind.
I believe no one person has any more intrinsic value than any other.
I believe we should be working together to make the world a better place for all of humankind.
I believe we can all be better if we choose to be and shouldn& #39;t be defined by our worst days.
I believe that, when all is said and done, Salt and Vinegar Squares are the absolute best crisps.
I believe that, when all is said and done, Salt and Vinegar Squares are the absolute best crisps.
And blah blah blah... x 1000000000
I guess all I& #39;m trying to say is I care less about what the papers say about me than I do what you think of me (which I should also not care about from a mental health perspective, but HI THERE! LOOK AT ME! CLAP NOW!)...
I guess all I& #39;m trying to say is I care less about what the papers say about me than I do what you think of me (which I should also not care about from a mental health perspective, but HI THERE! LOOK AT ME! CLAP NOW!)...
and all I can ask you to think of me is this:
Imperfect man, trying to be kind, sane and funny in an unkind, mad, bleak world.
Thank you for coming to my [bloa]TED [sense of self regard] talk
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Imperfect man, trying to be kind, sane and funny in an unkind, mad, bleak world.
Thank you for coming to my [bloa]TED [sense of self regard] talk
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Or if you want more of me wanging on: https://twitter.com/RufusHound/status/1302017980893720578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">https://twitter.com/RufusHoun...
