I grew up watching Red Skelton and always thought he was the best. After I grew up and watched some of the reruns....he seems sort of chauvinistic, what do you think?
2007-10-27 06:48:44 · 16 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
HE was a very good comedian, gifted, and gave to charities till it hurt. He grew up in Bicknell Indiana, a personal friend of my father's. My father says he was bright, but a target of bullies, had a great way of getting others to laugh to get himself out of tight situations. He was not a chauvinist, he simply played to that day's humor. He remained married to the same woman his entire life, was always employed, and worked hard his entire life...he raised much money to help those less fortunate, for he came from very, very humble background and he spent a life repaying for his good fortune. God rest his dear soul. goldwing
2007-10-27 06:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 1⤋
Kay, I never really thought of him at chauvinistic. I remember that he had a child that died. He always made me laugh when I was young. As I grew older, of, course, my sense of humor did as well. I began to think of him as a little silly, but I never got really tired of him. He was a lot older than us when we were young, so, I think he just wore out before we wore out of watching him.
He was my favorite comedian at the young age of 10-15.
I believe in the way you mean chauvinistic, all men were that way. Men ruled, and women didn't. Maybe we should have left it that way. I believe the women's liberation destroyed a lot of the manly things men did, like, opening the door, etc. Now, I believe we are pretty much equal so that is a good thing.
By the way, I finally got a notice from Yahoo. This was posted in my email. SO, I have been fixed, finally. Thanks so much.
2007-10-27 07:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by makeitright 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He was a successful comedian and comic actor in the era before political correctness. A time beginning in the Great Depression when we were at the "food, air and water" level of Maslow's Pyramid and had yet to ascend to the "self-actualization" level involving great bouts of contemplating our navels.
One of the characters he played should be reproduced in statuary and put on display in the Congress as a cue to the members when they consider some new action or law. The character was Clem Kaddidlehopper and Clem's favorite line was: "It just don't look right to me". Sage words intended to guide us when something comes along that stretches credibility.
2007-10-27 08:32:14 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ill. Brother Red Skelton was a man who really tried his best to entertain people. However, please do NOT forget ill. Brother Skelton's explanation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America Flag.
He will always be honored and remembered by his Fraternal Lodge Brothers with great esteem.
2007-10-27 10:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a different time. A lot of things which were said and done back then and just taken as a matter of course seem chauvinistic and racist today, but they were not meant that way.
2007-10-27 12:16:02 · answer #5 · answered by geniepiper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not watched anything with Red in for a long long time so I really dont remember if it had a chauvinistic slant or not. I just thought he was one of the funniest of his time.
2007-10-27 09:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He did just fine, for the time frame that he worked in. I always thought well of him. The whole world was chauvinistic then, and we didn't even know it. That was just the way things were.
2007-10-27 07:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by kiwi 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This one we disagree on. I lived in Calif. for 13 years, and wrote to him once to compliment him on a show he had written himself to honor his late son. His response was free tickets to his show.
One thing that struck me was, when whoever was on the stage with him pretended to faint, he caught her, but was careful to show his open hands to the audience, lest anyone think he was "copping a feel!"
I think he was a gentleman of the old school, and a fine clown and comedian. I wish there were some like him today. Bill Cosby comes closest, with humor that doesn't rely on being crude or profane.
I hate "comedians" who get up in front of an audience and use one disgusting word after another in the hopes of getting someone to laugh. That isn't funny, it's childish.
2007-10-27 07:21:07 · answer #8 · answered by felines 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I love to watch the reruns of the gifted Clyde Kadiddlehopper.
My opinion, he was a gentleman in every way.
2007-10-27 08:16:49 · answer #9 · answered by kriend 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Content within context. It was a different time with different expectations. Pretty much all men of then were chauvinistic.
2007-10-27 06:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by sursumcorda 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋