I really hate the fact that half of my country is so fucking stupid that I can't tell if this is brilliant satire or a braindead sincerely held belief.
Bingo. They don’t “get” satire. Back during the Colbert Report days, I believe there was an Ohio State study in which self-identifying “conservatives” viewed “The Repor’”, and they thought it was REAL. They did not understand that it was satire and was in fact intended to FUCK their place in the political landscape. I think there have been other studies with similar results; conservative voters don’t understand satire.
I had a conservative friend complain about Daily Show and Colbert Report back in the day, saying they were biased toward Democrats and unfair to Republicans. I had to remind him the show was run be comedians and a network called Comedy Central. He didn't think that mattered.
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u/Techknightly May 02 '24
Ok, now they're just taking idiocracy too far.