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In reply to the discussion: SNL's 'ISIS' commercial parody offends? [View all]Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)17. Only folks who have watched one specific corporate car commercial, and remember it...get the satire?
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SNL, I remember when you had well paid and happy writers...and free thinking actors...no more.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#3
I thought it had a funny moment or two but...what was the satire? Mocking ISIS propaganda!?
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#11
Only folks who have watched one specific corporate car commercial, and remember it...get the satire?
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#17
Were you the guy in the movie line in front of Woody Allen in Annie Hall?
DefenseLawyer
Mar 2015
#60
Well said. And playing it on loop for days, as if to pat themselves for their clever word play.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#21
He's a Jihadist, and the pseudonym "John" came from some of his hostages (nt)
Nye Bevan
Mar 2015
#24
Apparently folks watching had to also be simultaneously remembering a TV car commercial. In the know.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#43
OK, but the problem is that the average viewer will conflate "Islam = terrorism"
alp227
Mar 2015
#61
Strawman arguments and AH attacks like the one you encountered are a dime a dozen in comment boards.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#65
Exactly. Sadly, DU isn't immune to that. i thought such argumentation was only for freeperville etc.
alp227
Mar 2015
#66
Use the Full Ignore feature, if you have paid subscription, makes life less suckier at DU.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#69
I didn't say they were identical, I posited it as a reason people may be bothered.
Scootaloo
Mar 2015
#79
Interesting link. I liked a couple of the quotes, seems to fit what this silly skit is doing:
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#74
Which is about all the new GE/Comcast owned and recast SNL and right wing comedy can ever aspire to.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#72
betcha this will be on morning joe tomorrow... no telling what joe will bellow...
CTyankee
Mar 2015
#71