A Roman Holiday
There is a pointed set of anti-Polanski barbs in this cleverly written piece that imagines a game show with a leering host who sets up 76-year-old Roman Polanski with underage girls:
HOST: Its Blind Date: Roman Holiday edition! The show where we take Roman Polanski and a 13-year-old girl who he’s never met – and see if they click! I’m your host, Skip Sparkle! Lets meet our first contestant.
(SCREEN TITLES SAY MARY McDONALD, 13)
HOST: Say hello to Mary McDonald. She’s 13 years old, she loves James Blunt, and she likes to spend time at the petting zoo! She hopes to meet a guy with his learner’s permit and who will sneak her into R-rated movies. Naughty girl. Here to watch the date with us is her best friend, Collette! How do you think Mary will do, Collette?
COLLETTE: I can’t believe she likes boys. I don’t like boys.
HOST: Ooh. On blind date we’re always up for a little girl-on-girl action!
Read the rest here.
I especially liked the slam of the week.
Mike K (2cf494) — 11/12/2009 @ 7:05 amI cannot believe that you are making jokes about underage assraping, which is worse than the actual underage assrape. /sarc
JD (3b62be) — 11/12/2009 @ 7:09 amSorry, working with sexually abused children and teenagers I have a hard time finding any humor in the Polanski stroy.
GM Roper (85dcd7) — 11/12/2009 @ 8:03 ammmm, disappointed in it actually. the author’s morality was in the right place, but it just wasn’t very funny.
A.W. (e7d72e) — 11/12/2009 @ 8:16 amYes, I agree with you, A.W.
Just not very funny. Believe that it is because of the subject matter itself.
I guess I am weird, but I believe that there are just some topics that do not lend themselves to humor. An adult raping a 13 year old child and then being defended by idiots isn’t funny, I guess.
Charlotte (dad663) — 11/12/2009 @ 8:31 amIt’s a particular kind of humor, very sardonic, and not everyone’s cup of tea. But as noted, the guy’s heart is in the right place. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
Patterico (64318f) — 11/12/2009 @ 6:51 pm