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Here's the thing about shows like South Park and Family Guy that make their money off of being edgy and offensive. They fundamentally reduce their viewers' capacity for empathy. If I found a joke funny, and you found it offensive, you're just too sensitive. This is directly related to the ride of the alt right and the election of trump. In this essay I will

oceanfoxo

OP WHERE'S THE FUCKING ESSAY

biglawbear

So instead of writing the essay this is exactly what I'm talking about. This shit reduces your capacity for empathy. If you can't understand why people are hurt by a simple joke, nay, think that's the whole point... How the hell are you supposed to feel for someone when they come to you complaining of ACTUAL oppression? It's the foot in the door phenomenon. A little oppression isn't too bad, cuz it's funny, right? It hardens your heart against others

Somebody actually wrote this essay already. It's a Twitter thread about how the alt right recruits teenage boys by getting them to post slightly offensive memes... And then when they get called out and don't understand why the alt right channels their anger at feminists and women and people of color and liberals. According to this thread, boys are being "set up"

Read the whole thread at the link above this is just a snip

"offensive" shows like Family Guy are a precursor to the alt right and you can't change my mind

oceanfoxo

op this is a fantastic semi-essay

I thought this little detail was really cool. It seems the Vulcans like the Romans (Patricians anyway) practice the tradition of creating death masks and display them in a special room where you can honor and see the faces of your ancestors. I'm curious if Vulcans bring them out in funerals like the Romans did.

gingerche

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez of Cuba. He was the first Latin American, and person of African descent to go to space.

Méndez flew aboard Soyuz 38 as part of the Soviet “Interkosmos” program with cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko on September 18th, 1980. For his service, he was awarded with the “Order of the Bay of Pigs” and the title of “Hero of the Republic of Cuba” as well as “Hero of the Soviet Union” by the USSR.