NO! we need a fully focused, no holds barred war on so-called "comedy" (Reply #48)

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Sun Aug 20, 2017, 06:33 PM

Warren DeMontague (80,708 posts)

48. NO! we need a fully focused, no holds barred war on so-called "comedy"

Less laughing, more scowling. That's the way to win the midterms!

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108 replies	Author	Time	Post
No Tina Fey, you weren't "funny" [View all]	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	OP
Its satire, Its comedy, And she was right on point IMHO	Old Vet	Aug 2017	#1
This message was self-deleted by its author	jrthin	Aug 2017	#2
Ok, Iam white, Although I have more skin in the game then you could imagine....	Old Vet	Aug 2017	#8
I'm black and thought it was both hilarious and absolutely brilliant	EffieBlack	Aug 2017	#105
I like Tina Fey a lot but I agree with you....that skit sucked and her	chelsea0011	Aug 2017	#3
Then why did I laugh?	edhopper	Aug 2017	#4
Blasphemer !!!! Stone him !!! ;)	OnDoutside	Aug 2017	#26
I have seen many similar comments from POC and Antifa	Not Ruth	Aug 2017	#5
Congrats.	Paladin	Aug 2017	#6
this	obamanut2012	Aug 2017	#50
yes.	barbtries	Aug 2017	#56
It wasn't meant to be funny. It was a statement using the cake as a metaphor, and each bite of that	still_one	Aug 2017	#7
Exactly, Thanks for saying what I meant........	Old Vet	Aug 2017	#11
You said it quite well Vet, and in fewer words than I used. While I can understand why some may not	still_one	Aug 2017	#18
That's exactly how I saw it	nini	Aug 2017	#24
Satire is a tricky thing, and does not always resonate with people the same way. The point can	still_one	Aug 2017	#37
the instantaneous nature of social media doesn't help	alp227	Aug 2017	#81
All that- and it was satire, not advice for anyone. Satire will sting w some, but it has people	bettyellen	Aug 2017	#34
Excellent comment Betty!!!	still_one	Aug 2017	#40
I totally get it that it feels like a bad time for some. Sexist crap that is mildly	bettyellen	Aug 2017	#64
Agree.	Mz Pip	Aug 2017	#36
I thank you still_one.	sheshe2	Aug 2017	#44
Hi sheshe	still_one	Aug 2017	#86
Hey.	sheshe2	Aug 2017	#87
Agreed.	Freethinker65	Aug 2017	#59
My exact sentiments. Still difficult to comprehend what is happening	still_one	Aug 2017	#91
Spot on, still_one	Hekate	Aug 2017	#78
Arguing over a piece of sataire seems somewhat out of place with what is happening	still_one	Aug 2017	#92
Perfect post.	Agschmid	Aug 2017	#88
That was how I read it too	Bettie	Aug 2017	#96
so true	still_one	Aug 2017	#97
+1	betsuni	Aug 2017	#98
Yes, thank you	mountain grammy	Aug 2017	#100
Every single word of this	EffieBlack	Aug 2017	#106
Why is funny in quotes?	Warren DeMontague	Aug 2017	#9
Aren't there more important things to get upset about right now?	6000eliot	Aug 2017	#10
No it's more important to get upset about Tina Fey, Bill Maher, etc.	Bradshaw3	Aug 2017	#32
NO! we need a fully focused, no holds barred war on so-called "comedy"	Warren DeMontague	Aug 2017	#48
That's EXACTLY what she was making fun of.	cwydro	Aug 2017	#12
I agree with you. But I think that Tina Fey came up with a new term to explain the	Baitball Blogger	Aug 2017	#13
"flat caker"...that's a keeper.	Ken Burch	Aug 2017	#20
It's satire. And it needed to be said.	Initech	Aug 2017	#14
Sheetcake stress eating is right up there with	samnsara	Aug 2017	#22
I got a fever, and the only perscription is MORE COWBELL!!!	Initech	Aug 2017	#25
it is very funny .	stonecutter357	Aug 2017	#15
The outrage finally got me to watch it	BannonsLiver	Aug 2017	#23
Whoooosh	Brainstormy	Aug 2017	#16
The skit bothered me and the responses have been disturbing	loyalsister	Aug 2017	#17
Thank you!	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#57
I saw a video ridiculing a kid who was there "for fun"	loyalsister	Aug 2017	#80
i didn't get it	SethH	Aug 2017	#19
I didn't get it.	LenaBaby61	Aug 2017	#29
I loved it	samnsara	Aug 2017	#21
I swear, thought "sheet cake" was a metaphor for "SHIT cake"	Pathwalker	Aug 2017	#27
I think "sheet cake" was a metaphor...for the GOP.	sheshe2	Aug 2017	#51
Oh, I love Tina Fey! But my husband has been stress eating	Pathwalker	Aug 2017	#54
So have I	barbtries	Aug 2017	#58
Your husband should have gone to the Boston rally...	sheshe2	Aug 2017	#60
Sugar snap peas and cherry tomatoes here	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#65
I thought she captured the angst perfectly.	C_U_L8R	Aug 2017	#28
Hey! I enjoy satire as much as all of us however	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#30
So if you don't get the satire that means we have to resist Tina Fey?	Bradshaw3	Aug 2017	#35
If I wanted a resistance movement against Tina Fey	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#46
No you put "resist like hell" at the end of your post	Bradshaw3	Aug 2017	#66
Actually if you had really read the op	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#68
Actually I really did read the op. Did you?	Bradshaw3	Aug 2017	#84
Apparently writing the words "written by"	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#95
Well now we know	Bradshaw3	Aug 2017	#99
August. Silly season. People losing their minds over comedy. What else is going on in the world ?	OnDoutside	Aug 2017	#31
Tina Fey was Exactly Right	Fluke a Snooker	Aug 2017	#33
It isn't funny	LakeArenal	Aug 2017	#38
Haven't had that on du, until now that is.....geesh!	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#42
Except it isn;t an opinion, it is factually wrong	obamanut2012	Aug 2017	#49
Satire, fact, I guess you are the judge...	LakeArenal	Aug 2017	#61
I have watched it twice.	TNNurse	Aug 2017	#39
That was the point	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#41
Except Fey wasn't felling people to stay home	obamanut2012	Aug 2017	#47
A lot of people were offended by Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," too.	pnwmom	Aug 2017	#43
I taught this to h.s. seniors for decades. I always liked the "fricassee" part. Heh.	WinkyDink	Aug 2017	#53
It was dead-on satire and well done satire at that	obamanut2012	Aug 2017	#45
Your opinion, not hers.	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#63
Tina is hilarious. Unrec for the satire impaired. Nt	joeybee12	Aug 2017	#52
So there are a couple angles to see this from. First, pointing out our human failings is what comedy	JCanete	Aug 2017	#55
I don't think the OP is listening	elias7	Aug 2017	#75
I'm still pissed at Randy Newman	jayschool2013	Aug 2017	#62
Funny...but not	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#67
I disagree. I loved it.	DesertRat	Aug 2017	#69
HELP! HELP! I'M CRAMPING UP! OUCH!	Warren DeMontague	Aug 2017	#70
The joke wasn't sitting home, eating cake, & being safe	Nevernose	Aug 2017	#71
I think that Tina is completely entitled to her take on Charlottesville.	LuvLoogie	Aug 2017	#72
I am not always a huge Tina Fey fan, but what she did was not simple..	NRaleighLiberal	Aug 2017	#73
Is there a single person who watched that and stayed home	bluepen	Aug 2017	#74
It was a thing in Boston. People brought and shared and laughed.	nolabear	Aug 2017	#76
You could rewrite this about Jonathan Swifts "A Modest Proposal"	LostOne4Ever	Aug 2017	#77
Nice comparison. Satire isn't for everybody. nt	Persondem	Aug 2017	#82
Satire, at times, is not meant to be "funny"	randr	Aug 2017	#79
K and R! nt	m-lekktor	Aug 2017	#83
Satire.	Blue_true	Aug 2017	#85
Post removed	Post removed	Aug 2017	#89
Another DU-er slamming white feminists --	pnwmom	Aug 2017	#90
Swift himself was Irish . Not the same as with Fey	lunasun	Aug 2017	#101
Fey is one of the privileged white people she was lampooning. n/t	pnwmom	Aug 2017	#104
I guess the statement that was being made went completely over your head	still_one	Aug 2017	#93
Not allowed to let anyone mock liberals	tavalon	Aug 2017	#94
Your step sister may enjoy this read	lunasun	Aug 2017	#102
Thank you!	Heartstrings	Aug 2017	#103
Thought it was great. And i thought her appeal for people to stay	applegrove	Aug 2017	#107
We have GOT to stop attacking one another.	nolabear	Aug 2017	#108

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