#satire is dead

[doctordragon]

I can't fucking believe this

#helldivers 2 #satire is dead #finally! you can join the torment nexus from hit media “dont join the torment nexus”

[seabassapologist]

#satire is dead #30 rock #twitter #tv

[monkeyfishgirl]

This is just *chef's kiss*

#uk politics #uk government #tory #tory meltdown #politics #british politics #having a real normal one rn #liz truss #fuck the tories #satire is dead #ukpol #apaz it's not even true

[ceevee5]

Boris Johnson being paid to write a column on honesty and ethics.

#uk politics #boris johnson #daily mail #satire is dead

[brightlotusmoon]

I like American Dad. I watch it often and I watch the new episodes.

I've been scolded because of it. And at this point, my response is a look of exasperated exhausted disdain.

I'm in my 40s, I've been on hard drugs, I've watched my generation die pointlessly, and nobody makes stomping boots the way they used to. Fuck off. I already know the trope of The Reason This Show Sucks. I literally look up rambling essays about why you shouldn't watch this or that. And I laugh contentedly.

Because I get it. I know it's fucked up. But you, sweet Facebook Friend whom I've barely spoken to, have wasted your typing energy on me. I have been watching the Simpsons since it premiered. My top favorite show of all time is Futurama. I think South Park is funny. And I have genuinely zero fucks that you feel uncomfortable with my viewing habits.

I am able to separate the psychology of This Show Sucks Because X from I Enjoy This Show Because X. They're fictional characters. They're exaggerations of personalities. The recent trend of morality policing fiction is genuinely one of the creepiest things I've experienced, being told directly "it is my job to purge people like you from fandom." Do you realize the implications in that statement made by a 19 year old on Tumblr? It's creepy. These bits of trash fiction should not get you so riled up that you send private messages to people to warn them that you see them. That's also creepy.

Fuck I love heading into middle age. Optimistic Nihilism is a literal thing. I didn't know that until recently. I'm having fun not giving a fuck about some things. My husband, age 46, had the right idea all along.

#my field of fucks is barren #its illegal to enjoy things nowadays #learn to enjoy trash #accept that other people like garbage #it's not about you or your morality #optimistic nihilism #gen x annoyed with all the rest of you t shirt #dale gribble was right #let people have their headcanons #let people enjoy stuff #satire is dead #others harm #self care #let me watch my trash shows in peace

[lil-squiggy]

Can… can you not?

#Palestine #Gaza #satire is dead #maybe this is the bad place

[mbrainspaz]

the queerphobic shit that's set to continue in Texas is awful and downright scary for us trans folks, especially kiddos, but on the other hand what are they going to do to me at this point? Tell me I legally have to wear a dress and makeup and get back in the kitchen? I'll break their arm. I can't even afford a house with a kitchen in it. They can't ban me from kissing pretty women! I already don't get to do that because I work too much!

#feeling violent #us politics #non binary #enby problems #satire is dead #what's up I still live in texas #I hate it here

[lifeofdai]

No, not The Onion...

"War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength,"

— George Orwell, 1984

#george orwell #satire is dead #not the onion

[old-cranky-and-right]

This morning I discovered that a reputable fact checking company actually took the time to “fact check” a shitpost.

Anyone with an IQ above room temperature would understand the point being made, but this group clearly didn’t.

#brain rot #fact checking #satire is dead

[phroexx]

#woke #prager #twitter #satire is dead

[boburnhamhistorian]

For the people claiming Bo is a sellout for Amazon, here's a reminder:

That is NOT Bo in the That Reading Feeling ad

Here is the full ad on YouTube, and the guy is clearly not our favorite tall boi! ✌🏼

/end rant

#bo burnham #bo burnham inside #that funny feeling #bo is not a sellout #sorry not really sorry #amazon #bezos #that reading feeling #yes he looks similar in the static ad #that doesn't mean he's the same person #four songs about Jeff and you think Bo loves Amazon #satire is dead #boburnhamhistorian

[pinktinselmonstrosity]

not the uk government's actual u turn slogan being the same as the pr slogan from succession.....

#i'm just waiting for them to come out with ''we hear for you'' #satire is dead #🧃

[bixels]

I watched Starship Troopers tonight.

#personal #dumb #my art #immediately after finishing i was pumped to watch some analysis vids on it #cuz i heard a lot of the drama about the original author being a pro military fascist and the director going “fuck that” and making a satir #scrolling through youtube search results was not promising. lots of male film buffs i would Not trust even on a first glance. #“The Critical Drinker” (pfp of a bearded man drinking alcohol) lol. #and then I saw cinemawins did a video on it and was like oh nice i haven't seen his stuff in a while but he's a pretty leftist creator #scrolled through the comments #second panel face #this sucks i'm outta here. #just leagues and leagues and leagues of anime pfps and right leaning people dogpiling on him for “not understanding what fascism is” #idk it's pretty alien and weird to me watching this movie and going “wow yeah that was pretty obvious huh” like literally the from opening #to the teacher preaching militance and only giving voting rights to “those who serve their nation first and earn it” #and then seeing droves of people online going #WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? It's not anti-fascist and even if it was it's #the director's fault for desecrating heinlein's incredible sci-fi epic vision. ermm media literacy is dead.

[heritageposts]

if you're subscribed to the washington post, it's time to cancel your subscription

as if their coverage of the genocide in gaza wasn't bad enough, this is now the kind of vile racist shit they're apparently okay with publishing in their editorial cartoons

and if you're unfamiliar with the artist, michael ramirez, here are some of the cartoons he's made for other publications:

(putting them under a read more because there are so many of them and they're all disgustingly racist and/or islamophobic)

#free palestine #israel #gaza #racism cw #islamophobia cw #there's a ton more cartoons i could add #this guy is vile even for a political cartoonist #and the fact that WaPo is willing to publish this guy? and now???? #just as the number hit 10 000 dead civilians - 4000 of them children - this is the guy they chose to ''satirize'' the ongoing genocide #i already hate the WaPo (see: their coverage of any global conflict ever) but this is low even for them

[theshampyon]

KFC Germany has apologised after sending a promotional message to its customers that encouraged them to celebrate a Nazi-led attack with fried chicken and cheese. ⁠ "It's memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!" the app alert read.⁠

I would really like us to return to a time when reality could be distinguished from satire.

#brand identity #satire is dead #Instagram

[brightlotusmoon]

On this episode of When Fiction Punches Reality With Biting Satire:

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Professor Farnsworth: Good news, everyone! Those asinine morons who canceled us were themselves fired for incompetence.

[the crew cheers]

Professor Farnsworth: And not just fired, but beaten up, too... and pretty badly.''

[the crew cheers, somewhat less enthusiastically]

Professor Farnsworth: In fact, most of them died from their injuries.

[the crew are visibly alarmed, while Bender laughs evilly]

Professor Farnsworth: And then they were ground up into a fine pink powder.

Fry: Why?

Professor Farnsworth: Oh, it's got a million and one uses.

[he takes a can of Torgo's Executive Powder and sprinkles it in his pants]

Professor Farnsworth: Ah, that soothes the fire.

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Nudar: Sir, would you care to sign our petition?

Bender: I support and oppose many things, but not strongly enough to pick up a pen.

Nudar: That's just what the guys who oppose the things you support want you to do.

Bender: Really? Down with those guys!

-

Eventually, the absurd because ordinary. It's easy to flounder under the tide and pressure of reality caving to the ridiculous.

#fuck capitalism #Torgo's executive powder #i can quote futurama in my sleep #i believe in parts of socialism and parts of libertarianism #satire is dead #satire is getting better #it used to be satire #kif sigh #heavy sigh #i love this show so fucking much