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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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[kalmn.livejournal.com]

"nerd" and "geek" do not have the same social (lack of) status as people with disabilities, women, fat people, or people of color.

if you really do make fun of "anyone", let me know when your show making fun of straight white middle to upper class men for having those qualities is-- i guarantee you i will buy a ticket and show up.

[zarathud23.livejournal.com]

You should have bought a ticket to the November 2008 Electile Dysfunction show. That WAS a show all about straight white middle to upper class men: politicians. You can't find a whiter group than that, no matter what their color.