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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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[ethel.livejournal.com]

I'm totally late to the game on this one.

I stumbled upon this just tonight, and I read the entire thing through. I'm glad to see that you and Tim were able to exchange thoughts and feelings in a productive, respectful way -- that was actually really good to see.

I don't really thing I can add anything useful that others (particulary Tim in his exchange with you) haven't already said, but I did want to seriously and sincerely thank you for sharing what must be an emotionally wearying series of thoughts, feelings, and words for you.

I spent about 30 minutes reading this, and it was 30 minutes well-spent all around, and I feel I have a more well-fleshed appreciation for others' viewpoints, and that is always ALWAYS a good thing. We may have slightly different stances on humor, but I really believe that our fundamental viewpoints on life, humanity, and respect have more similarities than differences.

Laurie Richardson -- VT performer for 5-6 years now.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Thanks Laurie. I appreciate this a lot.