thebroken ep3(now with Mitnick)

[jesse]

The only thing that really offends me about the Broken is how they make fun of "Ramzi", the middle eastern guy for being... middle eastern. It's retarded, bigotted humor that even junior high kids would find stupid.

Hey Kevin Rose, how about you have some Mexicans huff gold paint or some blacks eat fried chicken on the Broken #4, that would be really "edgy" and "hackerish" and would have as much to do with hacking as the 4 "hacking with ramzi" segments i've seen.

[Chris]

The only thing that really offends me about the Broken is how they make fun of "Ramzi", the middle eastern guy for being... middle eastern. It's retarded, bigotted humor that even junior high kids would find stupid.

Hey Kevin Rose, how about you have some Mexicans huff gold paint or some blacks eat fried chicken on the Broken #4, that would be really "edgy" and "hackerish" and would have as much to do with hacking as the 4 "hacking with ramzi" segments i've seen.

Asssuming they still do that stupid graphic for the Hacking with Ramzi segment (I got suckered into watching the first broken...that was once to much for me) it doesn't even say "Hacking with Ramzi" The Arabic there actually translates to "The Computer with Ramzi"

If others want to watch The Broken, go for it. Personally, if I wanted to watch stupid people make asses of themselves...i'd watch 20 minutes of porn instead..but I guess that's just me.

[something/other]

The only thing that really offends me about the Broken is how they make fun of "Ramzi", the middle eastern guy for being... middle eastern. It's retarded, bigotted humor that even junior high kids would find stupid.

Hey Kevin Rose, how about you have some Mexicans huff gold paint or some blacks eat fried chicken on the Broken #4, that would be really "edgy" and "hackerish" and would have as much to do with hacking as the 4 "hacking with ramzi" segments i've seen.

Come on, man, it's not like they're holding a gun to his head. I think it's insulting to suggest that Ramzi doesn't realize why his segments are supposed to be funny. Like you've never snickered to yourself while watching a foreigner fumble through broken English before? It's ok, people from other countries do it too, relax. It's supposed to be stupid, that's the point. It's not exactly the funniest thing I've ever seen, but does everything have to be turned into a race issue? And have you ever noticed that no one's ever been called a racist for mocking white people for how stiff they generally are? People need to stop taking everything so goddamn seriously all the time. It's just a comic relief segment, what's the harm?

[highwizard]

what's the harm?

Do you really need an answer for that?

[something/other]

Do you really need an answer for that?

Negative.
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[Grifter]

I don't think they're making fun of ramzi at all. They're just having a good time with a friend. If you go throuhg the pictures in Kevin's moblog you will see ramzi in there a number of times. It seems apparent that he is a friend, not just a joke.

[LuxAeterna]

And have you ever noticed that no one's ever been called a racist for mocking white people for how stiff they generally are?

Comdey Central Commercial for the second season of the Dave Chapelle Show....."Dear Comdey Central, How can you air such an obvious racist?".....Chapelle replies with "Im sorry I didn't know I was being so obvious."

[something/other]

I don't think they're making fun of ramzi at all. They're just having a good time with a friend. If you go throuhg the pictures in Kevin's moblog you will see ramzi in there a number of times. It seems apparent that he is a friend, not just a joke.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm pretty sure he and the rest of them are really friends.

Comdey Central Commercial for the second season of the Dave Chapelle Show....."Dear Comdey Central, How can you air such an obvious racist?".....Chapelle replies with "Im sorry I didn't know I was being so obvious."

Ok, let me rephrase, when's that last time you saw someone get called a racist by someone who wasn't white for making fun of white people? I don't think it's racist, I just think it's stupid that whenever someone says anything involving race--good or bad--it's turned into racism. The meaning of racism has changed because of people making a big deal out of every little thing, I think.

[M3ph]

Meh. Thebroken is cheap humour. The Windows password extraction segment was rather stupid, Ill agree that its a bit far fetched for the "hacker" to break in to use your computer to load Linux and steal your passwords. Oooh! Sneaky!

The interview was interesting, and the introduction of graphics was a small improvement. The first episode with the "How to Social Engineer your way to a free Pizza" was... sad. What I found more shocking though are the people on the thebroken forums that spent 17 hours downloading ep3 when I just logged on this morning and received it in 15 minutes. Im kind of wishing I hadnt bothered.

What can I say though? Just let them have their fun.

And concerning Ramzi...the "hacker tip of the day" bit is irritating. "I will teach you how to download War..ez. I will search for Bonzi Buddy. (not really searching)" I agree with Grifter, I wouldnt say that they are making fun of Ramzi, just messing around and giving him a bit on their show. The only thing that maybe could be considered offensive is the subtitles, which in a way is bringing more attention to his broken english.

[EeeekPenguins]

The first episode with the "How to Social Engineer your way to a free Pizza" was... sad.

That wasnt really social engineering, it should have been called "How to cheat your local pizza place out of $9.99 because your a cheap bastard who wont pay for his food"

[Joey2cool]

That wasnt really social engineering, it should have been called "How to cheat your local pizza place out of $9.99 because your a cheap bastard who wont pay for his food"

I wonder if kevin mitnick saw that.

[ch0l0man]

yes i am 95% sure mitnick saw that episode.

oh boy i hope they show mexicans huffing paint, no wait white people are huffers we prefer to shoot herion or smoke PCP.
people need to not worry what others say if you dont like it dont listen.

thebroken is just for laughs and i dont think it was meant to be serious, but i could be wrong.

[LuxAeterna]

Ok, let me rephrase, ....blah

I knew you meant I was just bustin your balls but you do make a good point people are WAAAAAAAY to fucking touchy feely on the subject.

[something/other]

I knew you meant I was just bustin your balls

Yeah I know, it was in the morning, I was still in somewhat of a sleepy stupor.

[Gh00st]

They've got a good resource and let it goto bad use. I too have checked up on thebroken's showings. The last show was the last for me. I thought it might get better but the suggestions I made were not looked apon. I suggested that maybe finding people who know what they're talking about would help. But I guess real stuff like that doesn't matter. Should base it like how many con's are based about (Defcon, Hope, ect) with speakers. Now I just think that the people who run it, just want clueless people to worship them. But that's just me. It has inspired me to do something useful with my resources and I will soon have some good real discussions on video for people to take intrest in.