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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]

So if you tell someone and judge it accidental, and then they do it again, and again, and again, what do you do? I'm not saying that is an analogous situation to here, but I am curious about your sense of things. I really appreciate all the feedback you are giving me.

[jmanna.livejournal.com]

If they do it again and again after repeatedly being asked not to I give them the final 'I told you this hurt me and you didn't stop' and then I stop being friends with them. But Each incident isn't so cut and dry. I cannot tell someone who makes their living a fat suit to stop making a living that way. I can either accept it as part of them or not be friends with them. It's kinda selfish and silly to think my way of living is the best/only way of living for everyone.