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| Topic | Dave Chappelle's Netflix specials. |
| KamikazePotato 10/30/21 5:22:16 PM #222: | How much it entertained you is the point. Being entertained will change people's political ideologies far more than logic will. Jokes often transcend being 'just jokes' no matter how much their creators try to claim that comedy isn't supposed to be taken seriously. It's a significant reason why Trump stood out as the GOP fruntrunner - he entertained people much more than the other candidates. It's also the reason why a lot of proto-incels started out as 4channers who were saying the n-word as joke. For some of them, it might have been, but not so much after years of repeated behavior. South Park's most famous political moments are by far whenever it espouses right-wing ideologies. Manbearpig is probably the biggest one and helped mold a bunch of impressionable youths into thinking climate change was fake. PC Principal is another, and yes, the context of the latter is lost on the vast majority of watchers and/or people sharing memes without watching it. South Park, at best, claims you should be 'above it all' which basically just means being a coward. At worst is straight-up pushes conservatism. And because it entertains people, because it makes them laugh, they pay attention. tl;dr - Humor changes opinions. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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