O artigo é bem pequeno, mas aí vai o primeiro parágrafo, com uma breve biografia dele:
George Denis Patrick Carlin (Nova Iorque, 12 de maio de 1937 — 22 de junho de 2008) foi um comediante, ator e autor norte-americano, pioneiro, com Lenny Bruce, no humor de crítica social. A sua mais polémica rotina chamava-se "Sete Palavras que não se podem dizer em Televisão", o que lhe causou, durante os anos setenta, vários dissabores, acabando preso em inúmeras vezes que levou o texto a palco.
Mas, como é de se esperar, o artigo em inglês é bem mais completo. Clique aqui para visitar a Wikipedia em inglês.
Excerto:
Carlin's material falls under one of three self-described categories: "the little world" (observational humor), "the big world" (social commentary), and the peculiarities of the English Language (euphemisms, doublespeak, business jargon); all sharing the overall theme of (in his words) humanity's "bullshit", which might include murder, genocide, war, rape, corruption, religion and other aspects of human civilization. He was known for mixing observational humour with larger, social commentary. His delivery frequently treated these subjects in a misanthropic and nihilistic fashion, such as in his statement during the Life is Worth Losing show:
| “ | I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse. |
