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[lollardfish]

Can anyone more knowledgeable than I point out any examples of the Vilification Tennis show doing productive social satire - that is, making fun of something in order to demonstrate its impropriety or nonsensical nature?

I'm seeing excuses that I shouldn't be offended at their upcoming show because it's productive social satire.

I think it's just an excuse and the show isn't about satire, it's about getting laughs by being as mean as possible. They are really good at it. They get a lot of laughs. I think they're kidding themselves about the satire, but I'm not that familiar with their shows.

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[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

I am difficult. I try not to be. But I get abrasive and angry, especially when people attack those dear to me. I only became aware of this show when my wife was in tears and I responded with a post, friends locked, that attacked the event without naming any names.I feel that was pretty restrained under the circumstances. Moreover, I later sent out emails apologizing for not contacting individuals directly. I'm not frustrated. I'm angry. I'm still angry.

I agree that the focus of the show is being funny. That's what I've been saying. But when I have expressed my feelings about this particular show's title and theme, I have been told, "it's satire." I still don't see it.

I do take your points about awareness in your experience. That all makes a lot of sense to me. I suspect everyone involved in this issue will, at least, think about it before they use the word retard pejoratively in this type of context. They may do it anyway. They may mutter, "fuck that asshole Lollardfish" under their breath. They may mutter, "Fuck politically-correct bullshit." Maybe they'll self-censor just to keep me from ranting at them, not through any acceptance of my perspective. I dunno. But they'll think about it for an extra second or two, and that pleases me. I'm going to be spending a good part of my life fighting to make the world a better place for my son, and if fewer people like me for it, I can live with that, though I'll regret it.