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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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[mamajenzie.livejournal.com]

Jen's comment about it raising her personal awareness (somewhere in this thread) is quite telling and undeniable. I've been thinking about that since I read it, and like to think that everyone connected to this mess has had to stop and think a little, regardless of what conclusions they've reached or what they'll do in the future.

Still not done with my design work. I'm going to blame you for it. :P

I had to come by and take a look, see what else had been posted. I want to make just this one point clear... My personal awareness was raised because the show and ideas surrounding it made me slightly uncomfortable, and even though I'm not a part of the show, I still have to decide for myself if something is too far. Since it wasn't something we talked about and kept rather hush hush in my family, I had to research this myself. The show being what it was made me look into which parts made me uncomfortable, and thus increased my awareness.

I share a hope that people involved in discussion have stopped to look at their actions and why, and what words mean to them, "this mess" isn't what spurred my further reflections on the issues. The show doing what it does and "pushing the envelope" is what made me reflect. The show pushing my boundaries made me look at what they were and why.

I just don't want people to think that a riot has to break out from these shows to make someone (esp me) look at what makes something wrong or right. Simply bringing up the subject can sometimes be enough.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Thanks for taking time away from your work to offer your thoughts. I absolutely mis-read your original post and am so glad to have been corrected. Your thoughtful reaction, wherever you end up, is the best thing I can hope for. If we all paused to consider things more often, even if we end up disagreeing, we can only be the better for it.