6 Thoughts on “Conservatives having trouble understanding ’satire’ again.”

  1. Bob Ellis on February 8, 2008 at 12:12 pm said:

    Just because it’s an “editorial cartoon” using “satire” doesn’t relieve it of the basic obligation to coincide with truth. In fact, the more rooted in reality a cartoon is, the funnier it is.

  2. l3wis on February 8, 2008 at 12:36 pm said:

    But the opposite is also true. Skewing the truth a bit is also satire. The famous satirical column ‘Sell kids for food’ comes to mind. An exageration of the truth is the basis of good comedy – IMO.

    I’m still convinced that Conservatives sphincters are wound so tight they are incapable of acknowledging humor or laughing at themselves.

  3. bobbi on February 8, 2008 at 2:46 pm said:

    i agree with bob that skewing the truth is a bothersome thing, and not necessary for satire.

    some of us “tightly wound conservatives” DO know how to laugh, but just don’t always find you funny 🙂

    well. i take that back. i always find you funny. but sometimes your cartoons are not 🙂

  4. l3wis on February 8, 2008 at 6:41 pm said:

    Ok, I was afraid of this. I have to explain the cartoon. (see the Progress toon below). I wish I could borrow FolkArts arrows and such, but I’ll do my best without them.

    I found it ironic that our legislators found it appropriate that college students had the right to PROTECT themselves with firearms from campus shootings (which are a very rare occurance) BUT didn’t think it was appropriate to PROTECT free speech AND PROTECT women from unwanted pregnancies.

    Maybe it’s not funny, but to tell you the truth, I think most of my stuff is SAD, not funny.

    I still love you though Bobbi

  5. bobbi on February 9, 2008 at 6:18 am said:

    aw. love you too, man.

    no, i got the cartoon. i just balked at the overtly broad generalization and condescending tone of the explanation of it 🙂

  6. l3wis on February 9, 2008 at 9:38 am said:

    So you can tell I’m not fond of our state legislators?

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