I so agree. I think you've hit the nail on the head. Pikon lang talaga ang madaming Pinoy. It's the very same reason why a lot of journalists are killed -- pikon lang din yung mga exposed politicians.
That joke about Soho was lame and really not funny. But is it really "below the belt"? American comics are far more provocative with their material and its very rarely that they get this kind of backlash. Sarah Silverman, Louis CK and Daniel Tosh told rape jokes (Tosh's rape joke was even about his sister) quite successfully. I'm not defending Vice Ganda, who I think is way overrated and very rarely funny, but maybe we should also look at the mob mentality that seems to grip Filipinos whenever there's an issue that comes out.
but sir mel in this aspect cultural setting is setting in. The kind of environment and culture in the US takes too many things that are taboo to some people as plain and normal to them. surely they can make jokes about really sensitive things to us people but im sure if they do it here it will leave a bad taste as well to many pinoys.
having said so, indeed the mob mentality is more at work as this has been the case naman sa maraming pag kakataon sa maraming pinoy, case in point issue with charice eh ang dami namang ganung sitwasyon ang personalidad pero sa kanya parang affected lahat.
and like what you and praktikal said, 2 and 7 against each other, on a positive note though, this should tame vice ganda a bit, ang daming blind items and pangit na usapin sa hindi nyang magandang ugali
on another note, di ba nagiging Big Talk na tayo, balik na tayo sa tsimis ulit hehehehe.
