Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by Steltek on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:24AM
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Political humor, especially satire, can sometimes cut through the fog of bullshit quite clearly.
Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by chrisseaton on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:44AM
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I disagree I think it muddies the waters! A political comedian will have an agenda that they try to get across using satire, but they tell half-truths and exaggerate to make their jokes work. It's toxic, as some people don't understand the satire, or misunderstand which bits were exaggerated for comedic effect and which were based in fact.
Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by Steltek on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:52AM
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That's a trait of humans and is not limited to comedians. In fact, the lens of comedy usually focuses on a political personality stating something completely foolish with complete sincerity in an attempt to score points.
Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by Egidius on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:35AM
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I don't agree. I think satire, which this can be perceived as, is a means to achieve people to get to change their mind. Making fun of people on terms of race, age, gender, anything they cannot do anything about, is not something I agree with doing. But come on, this guy was squeezing out people who ended up in the situation where they had to work in warehouse packing boxes.
I don't think anyone deserves to be made fun of, full stop.
Grown-up criticism is fine.