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  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Satire has been so idealistically defended as some great and important thing that should be above criticism in this very thread that I'm... tired. Just tired of it.

    Is having clever insider bits that hogs gobble up and oink about, saying "based" and blissful in their unintentional feeding, really that important a contribution to the arts? :debord-tired:

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Satire is so powerful, which is why brilliant satire Full Metal Jacket gets shown at Marines boot camp. When Asian women get annoyed by lone men shouting "me so horny me love you long time" at them, you see, it's actually Asian women who are stoopid for not getting that the men are just referencing a brilliant satire and totally not sexually harassing them.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Satire is so powerful, which is why brilliant satire Full Metal Jacket gets shown at Marines boot camp.

        And Army, too. :agony-minion:

        Satire defenders in this thread are on the "entertainment has no effect on people" kick and it's impossible to prove (or disprove) a negative so that defense can go in circles forever and consist of imaginary worlds where people totally do what they do entirely because of their bank balance and what they had for breakfast, completely unaffected by their entertainment because "I didn't go out and act like a Terminator today after watching Terminator so no one is influenced by their entertainment, ever ever ever." :very-intelligent: