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lollardfishCan 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.
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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Re: Vilification Tennis and the art of offensive comedy
Date: 2009-11-03 08:32 pm (UTC)I know no one is trying to piss us off. I'm not that vain. Not every single song is about me. It was an unintended result however.
I would be thrilled to find out the show is going to be uplifting to people with disabilities, I would also be delusional if I thought that was a representative statement of previous work by vilifiers.
Do you know what the difference is between insulting people with developmental disabilities and insulting let's say someone who has ADD-ADHD as an example? Other groups can stand up for themselves. I also had ADD as a child and I can apparently complain quite a lot. People with developmental disabilities are the least likely group to be able to respond.