he seems only to pick on folks who are relatively powerless. Look at the list posted as to the "everyone" who comes in for his "humor:" women, especially rape victims; southern hillbillies (now there's a highly powerful and relevant demographic!); minorities; gay people.
What "boundaries" is he pushing, precisely?
Aside from all that, this time he went beyond making tasteless jokes about disempowered people in general. He chose a specific member of the audience and encouraged people to gang rape her. This is of an ilk with Rush Limbaugh calling Sandra Fluke a whore and demanding she post sex tapes on line so he could jerk off to them. As with Tosh, Limbaugh was defended as "an entertainer" who "pushes boundaries" and "isn't afraid to be politically incorrect." And then there's the "he's popular so he must be right" argument. "Limbaugh is the most popular voice on radio, therefore he is a god!" "...the highest rated program" therefore what? Everything he says is golden? "Ann Coulter's books are all best sellers!" So that must mean we have to stay silent when she calls 9-11 widows "witches" and "harpies?"
Making a comment on how "funny" it would be to see a woman gang raped in public isn't "edgy"--it's repulsive. It certainly isn't "fearless." Contrast that to a woman, in public, calling this jerk on his asshattery, even though she knew there was a possibility she was setting herself up for abuse. That's what I call "fearless."
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