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gordianot

(15,223 posts)
6. There is not anything about Nazi thugs that is funny.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 05:08 AM
Aug 2017

The very existence of these disaffected self proclaimed white
Males who embrace victimized is an existential threat to civilization. Ignore Nazi's at your own peril much like an American white male version of the Islamic State.

Their numbers may be small now but the hate they represent is real. This is something that Tina Fey or any of us for that matter has ever experienced before. Binge eating ignoring the problem is probably how this will happen. Confronting them on the street feeds the hate and violence, they seem to enjoy it. Having a Fascist Demagogue for President obviously has consequences and Trump is counting on that to survive. I wish I had an answer other than I will never become a Fascist Racist myself nor will I ever vote for a Republican who are ultimately responsible for creating the monstrosities growing among us.

.... Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #1
K&R SMC22307 Aug 2017 #2
Spare the mansplaining, Tom Carson. The call to inaction was not funny, nor was the rape joke. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #3
Maybe Megan should know what the word "satire" means before she opines about the bit? DRoseDARs Aug 2017 #4
So a man says a woman's satire about racism was great, doesn't mention gender at all muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #5
You noticed that, too, huh Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #11
You do realize this is man pontificating in a PLAYBOY article? SunSeeker Aug 2017 #19
Perhaps he was "mansplaining" to other men? Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #24
Of course, because men look at Playboy for the articles. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #26
Many do, because Playboy has always had top notch text content to go with the porn. Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #28
Ok. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #29
I have to chime in here Sunseeker... PCIntern Aug 2017 #39
TMI SunSeeker Aug 2017 #40
I have to say that my dad got me a subscription for a couple of years dsc Aug 2017 #49
How many "men" have been in the market for PG13 nudity in the last twenty years? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2017 #37
As pointed out, that just makes it more likely his audience is men muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #42
Mansplaining is explaining with condescension, assuming the target is stupid. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #45
No, it's not. Because that's nothing to do with being a man. muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #46
I don't disagree with Fey. I just think a couple of her jokes weren't funny. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #48
That's not what mansplaing is JimmyCarlBlack Aug 2017 #50
Oh thank GOD you mansplained that to me! SunSeeker Aug 2017 #51
Wow DesertRat Aug 2017 #53
LOL That post is its own parody. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #57
LOL Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #63
JCB! 90-percent Aug 2017 #62
Megan Reynolds is terribly wrong in that piece obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #7
I'm not attacking Fey. I just think she missed the mark on a couple jokes. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #23
Might have started with that one. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2017 #58
I've been saying that repeatedly. Geez. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #59
Humor is subjective. The French thought Jerry Lewis was hilarious. Demit Aug 2017 #8
You really expect NBC to allow Fey to call people into the streets??? Barack_America Aug 2017 #17
Well, Fey did say she'd like to see 6'4" drag queens take to the steets. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #21
You're right, they did call 6'4" black drag queens into the streets. Barack_America Aug 2017 #27
I'd pay to see the look on those neo-Nazi faces though. bettyellen Aug 2017 #35
There is not anything about Nazi thugs that is funny. gordianot Aug 2017 #6
In other words, Monty Python Brainstormy Aug 2017 #9
It was not funny the situation is not funny. gordianot Aug 2017 #10
I respectfully disagree. n/t Brainstormy Aug 2017 #14
Nazis and other authoritarians hate, simply HATE being laughed at. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #12
+1. That theory would explain a lot of things. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #36
I thought these guys were funny MichMan Aug 2017 #31
My dad was a WW2 POW and he loved that show- my uncle who served in the Navy but saw much less bettyellen Aug 2017 #38
Telling how much times have changed MichMan Aug 2017 #41
It's complicated. It might be that getting shot and imprisoned was a relief after all the action he bettyellen Aug 2017 #44
Stress-eating magnified to the sublimely ridiculous. femmedem Aug 2017 #13
Me also-- I've protested and sagesnow Aug 2017 #52
k&r PunkinPi Aug 2017 #15
Stress eating a white sheet cake? solara Aug 2017 #16
Ain't no putting something by Tina G_j Aug 2017 #22
If you're not getting Fey's inspired satire, you're not trying hard enough. (nt) Paladin Aug 2017 #18
Yes. Thank you. Fey's satire was spot on. Persondem Aug 2017 #20
i agree.. it was brilliant! samnsara Aug 2017 #55
Historically, the best satire raises the most controversy... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #25
Bingo! nt marybourg Aug 2017 #30
There's a term 'The Trump Ten' nini Aug 2017 #32
More people are seeing psychiatrists and therapists too TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #60
Exactly judesedit Aug 2017 #33
Exactly judesedit Aug 2017 #34
I didn't find fey's piece funny or interesting. I'm honestly confused why it is garnering so SweetieD Aug 2017 #43
I did find it odd how many people took a sketch comedy show seriously IronLionZion Aug 2017 #47
No, it was not supposed to be serious. It was supposed to be funny. And it wasn't. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #61
well MY panties weren't inna bunch. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! samnsara Aug 2017 #54
Too many liberals took it personally... AntiFascist Aug 2017 #56
As with all comedy, laugh, or change the channel. lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #64
Let them eat cake---so she did! (P.S. Wicked satire is often not supposed to be funny. See: WinkyDink Aug 2017 #65
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