• theodewere@kbin.social
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      10 months ago

      satirists punch at powerful people all the time… the powerful people generally think satirists are all assholes…

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        10 months ago

        You mean individuals or corporate entities or political parties? Satire in that regard is weaponised, it doesn’t - or shouldn’t - go for all comedy, where ‘punching’ isn’t the goal. Unlike this thing which is just a big ‘fuck off’ dressed up as a stand-up show.