RE: Randy Travis has a hard night
^ no need to be sorry LovinDa, I was laughing about the connection to The Big Lebowski, with the prolific use of the F-word. My sons and nephews, seems all the males in my family, all love TBL and it's humor. However, most of the female side cannot watch the movie. They just can't get over the F-bombs, which are ingrained in The Dude's vocabulary. The Coen Brothers even address the issue in the movie by having the cowboy character, narrator Sam Elliot, ask the Dude, "do you have to use all the cuss words"? Many people are uncomfortable with that type of language. I can handle it on the movie screen, but I find it offensive if someone talks like that in real life in front of me...somewhat of a paradox.
However, your point about tearing people down. I don't think the Hodge Twins were trying to build Randy Travis up. It is a human condition to feel better about ourselves when others fall, or to laugh about it. It becomes fodder for the comedians of the world...but in reality, if Randy was one of your family members, it would be sad not funny. I can laugh about the situation and circumstances along with others, but there is a part of me that feels sad for him and his family.
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