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July 01, 2006
Dee Dee Dee
I have a confession to make - I love Carlos Mencia! For those of you who have either lived, or spent a considerable amount of time, in Southern California, you can probably understand why. Check this clip out, to see what I mean - and for those of you who haven't been here, yes, the sign is real, you'll find them posted within 10 miles of any border, or border check point.....
(I actually have a t-shirt with the sign on it, I don't wear it often, especially not on Thursdays - landscaping day)
Now, for anyone who is familiar with Carlos Mencia, you'll know that he regularly calls people "retarded", which evolved into his now tagline of Dee Dee Dee. My four year old son is Mentally Retarded, so now comes the tricky part. I do not like it when people use "retard" or "retarded" in a negative way....sort of. That's the easy way to explain it, when truly, what I hate is when CLOSED MINDED people use those words in a negative way.
Carlos Mencia is not closed minded, in fact, his philosophy on comedy mirrors that of Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame, which essentially boils down to, If you say that you can't make fun of one thing, then you can't make fun of anything. Nothing, and nobody, is off limits, including themselves, especially themselves. Carlos Mencia does not have a problem with Mentally Retarded people, he does have a problem with people who do things so stupid, that not even a retarded person would do it - and for that, they are rightfully called out as being "Dee Dee Dee". Does that make sense?
This is something that I've been thinking about, and thinking about writing an entry on, for awhile now, but it was only today that I came across the following clip, one that I had never seen before. I think it sums up my feelings pretty well, and, it comes from Carlos himself....
He has his own show on Comedy Central, Mind Of Mencia. If you haven't seen it, and get the chance - check it out. He's hysterical!
Posted by Romy at July 1, 2006 06:11 PM
Comments
THAT is a DAMN fine piece of work from the Mencia! Thanks for digging it up and linking it, BITCH! :D
Posted by: Brant at July 1, 2006 09:04 PM