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LaGizdelaMoe

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18. Re: self-deprecation, humor, and victimhood

Reply to JI7 (Reply #17)

Thu Sep 19, 2019, 02:53 AM

Sep 2019

If you consider yourself a victim, why would you be showing self-deprecation to the person who is mocking you, whom you believe is victimizing you?
Can black humor and gallows humor be discussed in an academic/theoretical manner without breaking TOS?

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ratings.. 912gdm Sep 2019 #13

Doubt conservatives would stay. dhol82 Sep 2019 #37

The show has an agenda. Maybe they feel the times are Hortensis Sep 2019 #22

The problem is, conservatives rarely get comedy Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 #4

The last time I heard a conservative LaGizdelaMoe Sep 2019 #16

i think the biggest problem is their lack of self deprecation and always viewing themselves as JI7 Sep 2019 #17

Re: self-deprecation, humor, and victimhood LaGizdelaMoe Sep 2019 #18

their idea of being mocked is things like gay people getting married JI7 Sep 2019 #19

What the hell? They satirize both parties. I'm so tired of this 'counteracting' crap. nt chowder66 Sep 2019 #5

They do satirize both parties. The reality however is that comedy has a decidedly liberal bias. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #15

I see that in political cartoons. Cartoons are most typically delivery Hortensis Sep 2019 #23

Oh yeah. Their cartoons totally suck. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #34

:) Check her t-shirt ("I'm with 99%) with the arrow Hortensis Sep 2019 #36

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Yes it does. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #29

Well Lorne, you got what you wanted. spanone Sep 2019 #6

Miller was a SNL cast member from 1985 to 1991. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #14

Miller is a 9/11 Republican BannonsLiver Sep 2019 #28

Here is another article that corroborates your thoughts but also adds a view. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #31

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wow SNL/ COMEDY wants to play the Both Sides bs also JI7 Sep 2019 #8

The liberal bias of reality strikes again. hunter Sep 2019 #9

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Thanks this was my thought a few days ago that maybe SNL was trying to balance the lunasun Sep 2019 #11

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