The ‘high-wire act’ of political satire
The Reid Report with Joy Reid
MSNBC TV
January 8, 2015
The ‘high-wire act’ of political satire
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The ‘high-wire act’ of political satire
The Reid Report with Joy Reid
MSNBC TV
January 8, 2015
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To the greatest number of people I’ve talked to, Charlie Hebdo was just about the lowest of sexually deviated, low-rent trashy “cartoon” filth. Hell, even Flynt’s Hustler had better taste and a more refined message with its “Chester-the-Molester” comic. When the envelope you’re pushing is only to see how much profanity you can create, it’s like shouting the insult “FAGGOT!” in a crowded Gay theater. Some dipwads might find it funny, but you still should have your escape route(s) pre-planned.
If anybody does an even marginally honest, deeper study of what happened, it will inevitably determine that Charlie Hebdo actually got the dumbass response they were trying to incite. Unfortunately for the staff, they stupidly failed to prepare an appropriate plan of self-protection.
Ultimately, as an expansive communication-art, cartooning takes a global hit. If you look at the trash CH was producing, even if it’s just privately to themselves, most people will whisper under their own breaths that Charlie maybe didn’t get what he deserved, but he certainly got what he asked for.
So tell me Ted, do you really think that it’s wise to repeatedly spit (even just metaphorically) in the face of an armed and psychotic thug?
DanD
@DanD, “So tell me Ted, do you really think that it’s wise to repeatedly spit (even just metaphorically) in the face of an armed and psychotic thug?”
Wise? Clearly not.
But what’s the alternative? Doing what they want? That seems worse.