lol the number of times people feel compelled to make this assertion is probably a decent sign that something has hit its mark
Jerry: I wanted to talk to you about Dr. Whatley. I have a suspicion that he's converted to Judaism just for the jokes. Father: And this offends you as a Jewish person. Jerry: No, it offends me as a comedian.
related "The Left’s Inability To Take A Joke Is Emotionally Crippling Our Culture": https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/1...-a-joke-is-emotionally-crippling-our-culture/
Critiquing comedy isn't equivalent to "not taking a joke". Jokes are funnier when they are based in reality. Satrrical implies it's based in reality and accentuates the logical inconsistencies that make it comedic.
Saying that someone can't take a joke because they think Babylon Bee isn't funny is like saying someone can't take a joke because they think Jimmy Fallon isn't funny.
Turley: What Is The Difference Between The Wright And Bobbitt Shootings? https://jonathanturley.org/2021/04/...nce-between-the-wright-and-bobbitt-shootings/
“Everybody on the Left thinks that we’re not funny at all. They think that we’re not funny at all because they think we make the same jokes over and over again, they’re tired jokes, or they’re not rooted in truth. But they just see reality differently than we do, and rather than being willing to laugh at jokes that they’re the target of, they get offended by that.” Seth Dillon, BB CEO/DW
I think the market doesn't find you funny, not just the left. How much is Babylon Bee worth? How much is the Onion worth? What comedy poltical satire show on the right is as popular as the Daily Show especially under John Stewart or the Colbert Report? ^That's conservative Comedy Just applying market principles.
Met with a commander of the St Paul PD yesterday. He is saying that his whole department is on alert now and through next week in anticipation of a verdict in the Chauvin case and with what happened in Brooklyn Center. He also said that he understood that many in the public view him as the enemy and that LEO need to take more accountability. He was pretty unsparing in his opinion of Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter.
Samuel Adams was highly irresponsible. But I understand. Those were much more serious issues like taxation rather than trivial issues like authorarian law enforcement based on racial biases.