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WahooMatt05

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See hoodeyo's post from 10 hours ago about Dems being too PC


I'll admit that I didn't watch his clip, but that thesis is the exact opposite of this one.

Dems are either being too PC, or they are being too mean with their jokes (would that make people on the right snowflakes?)..

The one joke that crossed the line was the nazi hair joke on the cancer patient. And they apologized immediately for it. Comedy is meant to point out the absurdity of situations. Trump running for President is pretty absurd. Trump being supported by evangelicals is pretty absurd. Trump lying over and over and over again and not getting called out for it is pretty absurd.

They call out absurdity on the left. Samantha Bee pointed out Obama's large number of deportations. John Oliver did a piece on one of the most segregated public school city's in the country - New York City. The Daily Show has done countless pieces about crazies on the left - whether it's code pink protesting military recruitment centers or suburban homeschool moms that don't vaccinate their kids.

Comedians go where the news takes them. Oliver actually tried really hard to not talk about Trump during the first 9 months of his campaign. But once it became clear he was going to be the nominee, he didn't really have a choice.

Also, people stay up to date because of comedians. Their jokes are based on a fact based set up. John Oliver has done numerous serious bits. 3 years ago, he started a viral campaign that helped save net neutrality. He had another long segment on it this week because Trump's FCC pick is a former Verizon lawyer who wants to scrap net neutrality. He set up a url at gofccyourself.com for people to voice their opinions about why we need net neutrality.

Sorry, comedians aren't the issue.

(In response to this post by HoosGuy)

Posted: 05/12/2017 at 09:45AM



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Pretty interesting piece from the Atlantic -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 09:05AM
  I think you're conflating PC with vulgarity -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 10:07AM
  No offense, but I'm so sick of these takes -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:09AM
  I am 54 years old, -- VaTechie 05/12/2017 11:20AM
  So racist, not partisan...nope. racist. -- hoothat 05/12/2017 11:19AM
  When you have no evidence of racism, you shouldn't call -- Hokieesith 05/12/2017 11:06AM
  I know you are joking and don't really mean that -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:18AM
  I am not so far removed that I wanted McCain in -- Shenhoo 05/12/2017 09:22AM
  2008 McCain was a uphill battle from the beginning -- VaTechie 05/12/2017 10:11AM
  I think if Gore had won in 2000, McCain would have won in -- southdenverhoo 05/12/2017 1:30PM
  Me too. I voted for Bob Dole -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:36AM
  Agreed. ** -- hoothat 05/12/2017 09:32AM
  I believe the idiom is 'dyed-in-the-wool' :-) -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 09:22AM
  Haha. I'd like to blame autocorrect for that? ** -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:39AM
  Sounds like a bad Hokie date. ** -- Shenhoo 05/12/2017 09:23AM

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