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[–] bitchkat -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That is all true but this is satire.

[–] WagyuSneakers 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's satire lampshading real racism.

When people use "satire" as a shield to tell hateful jokes or mock vulnerable populations, this is often referred to as "punching down." It's also sometimes called "pseudo-satire" or "false satire" because it lacks the critical intelligence and moral purpose that defines true satirical work.

It's not comedy. It's a clap trap for racists.

[–] MothmanDelorian 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It is comedy. It's just racist comedy and American culture largely abandoned that in the 2000s.

[–] WagyuSneakers 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's it matters if it's comedy?

[–] MothmanDelorian 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Your last sentence was saying it wasn't comedy. Im saying it is bad and hacky but comedic nonetheless.

[–] WagyuSneakers 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a saying. If you can't understand that I'd reccomend not commenting.

[–] MothmanDelorian 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No that's not a saying and you are in no place to dictate who should comment and when.

[–] WagyuSneakers 1 points 3 days ago

It is. It's readily available on the internet so it's a very dumb lie to go with.

And I can have opinions on who should comment.

Crawl back out of your ass.

[–] bitchkat -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The article is satire not Jeff Dunham. Hopefully they made onion rings before you ate the onion.

[–] WagyuSneakers 1 points 4 days ago

And then someone made a comment and we went into a discussion. That's where you showed up with your comment.

So let's run both your social skills together and determine what your best course of action here is

A. Join in the conversation B. Leave the nice people alone C. Drop all context or etiquette and try and be a contrarian online for some sweet, sweet Lemmy updoots

You're the type of person that ruins the internet. Log out.

[–] MothmanDelorian 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To be clear you mean The Onion article is satire. You aren't making a quip off of their comment.

[–] bitchkat 2 points 4 days ago

I mean hard times dot net is a satire site like the onion.