Political satire is not childish invective, neither is it ridicule nor is it snark. It is a juxtaposition of the outlandish, analogized with a facet of reality that is the butt of the satire. It is always, when well-done, sophisticated and trenchant.
Yup, and that *would* have been the end of it had Brendan Carr simply kept his big yap shut. But he didn't so now the government is involved, and now we have to hold our noses and defend Kimmel.
Haha, unfortunately yes — me and FIRE and anyone else that wants to stand on principle over popularity. I value freedom of expression more than I dislike Kimmel (and I’ve disliked him for 27 years ever since he was the worst half of the Man Show).
I think it is time for a war on “war on”.
Political satire is not childish invective, neither is it ridicule nor is it snark. It is a juxtaposition of the outlandish, analogized with a facet of reality that is the butt of the satire. It is always, when well-done, sophisticated and trenchant.
As a political cartoonist and illustrator the First Amendment is the very ink of free speech. Here's a recent example: https://mark192.substack.com/p/cartoon-the-real-explosive-diarrhea
I'll let mr xkcd.com speak for my viewpoint here:
https://xkcd.com/1357/
The network that deep-6'd Kimmel is a business. It makes business decisions.
Yup, and that *would* have been the end of it had Brendan Carr simply kept his big yap shut. But he didn't so now the government is involved, and now we have to hold our noses and defend Kimmel.
“We…”?
Haha, unfortunately yes — me and FIRE and anyone else that wants to stand on principle over popularity. I value freedom of expression more than I dislike Kimmel (and I’ve disliked him for 27 years ever since he was the worst half of the Man Show).