Glass Rebel
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"Don't fight against nazis, shove a pineapple up your ass and puke inside your dad's mouth!"
Haha look it's a joke
Haha look it's a joke
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Tina Fey on Weekend Update on Protesting After Charlottesville
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Hierophant
Banned
its not actually funny though, if it was funny i could maybe be less harsh
capitalCORN
Member
I didn't realize ideology was intrisically tied to someone's capital worth.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
I mean, the beginning of her routine was saying she hopes the NYC rally happens so that they get their asses kicked by angry drag queens.
TheSpoiler
Member
Look outside of GAF once in a while and you'll see that the internet is also railing into her.
Anyway, it's a muddled message that could be her saying "hey actually do something" but it's washed away with her going fairly straight for part of the routine which is why people are angry. Having to suss out intent means the joke/set-up failed, and on the wonderful world of Twitter too many people are taking the advice of the sheetcake part when dealing with this situation.
This is why you wanna make yourself real clear, because your base will respond in kind.
She's commenting on a subject in which an American citizen was run over and killed by a fucking Nazi. HAHA HAHA she's eating a cake and telling me not to care about it. I love jokes.
Saint Gregory
Member
Probably not really how Fey feels about this but still damn good lol
I'd say 'buy a gun and kill every nazi you see' is a hotter take, especially from people who wouldn't dare do such a thing
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
It's interesting that people think this is sending a negative message about it being best to stay at home during the Nazi protests. If anything, my takeaway is that she's making fun of the people who do stay at home and do nothing.
unless I'm missing the joke I think she's throwing shade at people who sit at home and do nothing thinking it will help and the people who advocate ignoring the hate
essentially if you think staying home, ignoring the bigots, or posting shit on facebook instead of getting out there and doing something is going to change anything you may as well just yell into a cake
maybe I missed the mark on the bit but that's what I got. she's clowning the people who think everyone should just ignore the hate.
essentially if you think staying home, ignoring the bigots, or posting shit on facebook instead of getting out there and doing something is going to change anything you may as well just yell into a cake
maybe I missed the mark on the bit but that's what I got. she's clowning the people who think everyone should just ignore the hate.
jackissocool
Member
It sure as hell is a major factor. She is so wrapped up in her rich elite life that she could never meaningfully connect with a true egalitarian left movement. She's definitely not a leftist because a leftist wouldn't tell you sit on your ass when nazis show up and start killing people.
capitalCORN
Member
But no one made that hot take yet. Except you.
Look, I've been involved with marxist movements in real life. Oskar Schindler was a very wealthy man, but spent his fortune to fight against the fascist machine. But if not the rich that support us, who will buy our guns?
Did she dump you using a note in high school or something?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
She's not giving instructions. She is making fun of people who do nothing. If she weren't, she would not have gorged her face with cake during the bit.
MarkMclovin
Member
Christ I can't remember the last time an SNL show was funny. Like, legit funny.
"Scientists have found that women can have super orgasms with a mix of stretching, relaxation, yoga and...........................pretending."
Uuuuurrrgggghh.
"Scientists have found that women can have super orgasms with a mix of stretching, relaxation, yoga and...........................pretending."
Uuuuurrrgggghh.
This is exactly right. I thought it was completely obvious.
I think everyone missed the part where she said she hopes they try to rally in NYC so they get the shit kicked out of them.
I do understand the criticisms aimed at the cake part alone but I think the message is different when you look at the entirety of her appearance.
I do understand the criticisms aimed at the cake part alone but I think the message is different when you look at the entirety of her appearance.
She called ann coulter a yardsale Barbie
She told the nazis their fighting for land stolen from native Americans
She told Paul Ryan to grow some balls and tweet @trump
She called out the self trained militias
She hopes they rally in new York so that a 6 foot 4 black drag queen will kick the shit out of a nazi
I also didnt hear when she told people to stay home with her sheetcake joke.
Not seeing where Tina gets called out for this.
She told the nazis their fighting for land stolen from native Americans
She told Paul Ryan to grow some balls and tweet @trump
She called out the self trained militias
She hopes they rally in new York so that a 6 foot 4 black drag queen will kick the shit out of a nazi
I also didnt hear when she told people to stay home with her sheetcake joke.
Not seeing where Tina gets called out for this.
Yes, it appears satire is lost on many people.
jackissocool
Member
I'm sick of her entire class of people and the shit ideology they push in the face of real problems.
I've seen it loads, I even agreed beat the shit out of them but there's been people advocating some next level stuff
We got the joke. Some of us didn't like it.
I took it as her showing how helpless some people feel in this situation and how they just don't know what to do and feel like saying "fuck it, I'm just gonna laugh and self-destruct because I don't know how to process any of this." It's a commentary on coping and processing events when the world around you seems mad and feels like it's spiraling out of control. There was also some good commentary in there about the double standard of protesting.
That said, I can also understand the criticism this sketch is receiving on here and elsewhere. It's not constructive, as ultimately, ignoring the issue is not the answer.
Also, this could be a spoof of people who feel like doing nothing, and a way of mocking them. But I don't think so.
That said, I can also understand the criticism this sketch is receiving on here and elsewhere. It's not constructive, as ultimately, ignoring the issue is not the answer.
Also, this could be a spoof of people who feel like doing nothing, and a way of mocking them. But I don't think so.
RiverShell
Member
I'm pretty sure that the only one I've seen double down on a statement like that ate a ban.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I think the closing line about letting Nazi's shout into the empty air adds a little ambiguity to the humour of it. Up until that point I saw it as a parody of people saying it's best to not show up, however that made it look like she didn't realise what she was doing and actually thinks leaving the Nazi's be was the best option. If she ended with "Treat it like a thoughtful move with two female leads and don't show up" the sketch would have had a clearer message.
Reckheim
Member
are you an expert cause you're not rich?
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Holy fucking shit how are so many of you not seeing the joke?
I feel like either people just saw a headline and got outraged rather than watching any of the sketch, or you're just idiots.
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It's SO obvious. Stop being so fucking dumb.
I feel like either people just saw a headline and got outraged rather than watching any of the sketch, or you're just idiots.
EDIT:
- Tells white guys screaming "take our country back" that "It's not our country, we stole it from the native Americans"
- Shoot at peaceful protesters at Standing Rock, let chinless turds (Nazis) march with automatic weapons
- Shits on anyone trying that both sides false equivalency by pointing out that one side is literal Nazis and Klansmen and it wasn't the left that drove the car into the crowd and killed someone.
- Points out how independent militias and those nutjobs are terrifying for black people
- Calls out Paul Ryan for being a pussy and calls Trump a racist
It's SO obvious. Stop being so fucking dumb.
I am pretty sure it is the latter.
citizentaxman
Neo Member
also a terrible barometer
cheezcake
Member
Yeh this is what I got from it and I thought it was pretty funny...
Yeah the end is the only reason I'm not gonna argue with anyone in this thread about the authors intent.
The morally bankrupt comedian class and their convoluted word-lies cannot be tolerated in times of strife.
Maiden Voyage
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MightyKAC
Member
Level of commitment has always been the issue in the American fight for civil rights.
On one side you have a generally homogeneous group of people, all fighting for the same reason, and all pretty much willing to do the same things to get it.
The other side is almost the exact opposite.
Thoroughly diverse peoples, groups within groups, which means they are affected by the issue in many different ways. This then leads to VASTLY different motivations and different agendas that sometimes run in conflict with would should be a common goal.
The result of all this means that some folks have actual skin in the game because they have no choice in the matter, some think they do until shit gets too real for them and they take themselves out of the fight because they have the option to, and others were never really serious to begin with but played the role because it's what's cool right now.
One side is a brigade of pure hate and the other side is a herd of cats.
Not a good match-up in my book.
On one side you have a generally homogeneous group of people, all fighting for the same reason, and all pretty much willing to do the same things to get it.
The other side is almost the exact opposite.
Thoroughly diverse peoples, groups within groups, which means they are affected by the issue in many different ways. This then leads to VASTLY different motivations and different agendas that sometimes run in conflict with would should be a common goal.
The result of all this means that some folks have actual skin in the game because they have no choice in the matter, some think they do until shit gets too real for them and they take themselves out of the fight because they have the option to, and others were never really serious to begin with but played the role because it's what's cool right now.
One side is a brigade of pure hate and the other side is a herd of cats.
Not a good match-up in my book.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
The joke is really obvious you guys. It's SNL. They go out of their way to hit you over the head with a "THIS IS THE JOKE" hammer.
Starsunder
Member
This is what I got from it. GAF's reaction is giving me a headache.
Diprosalic
Banned
i also thought it was obvious that she was making fun of people who just do nothing. that's why she says "go buy a cake" as an advice to follow but when it comes to actually doing anything more than that she follows up with "and THEN do nothing and just feel bad". that was the punchline.
just because she's doing a bit doesn't mean she's not taking things seriously. in fact the bit seems to suggest that she's taking it quite seriously considering who the butt of her joke is aimed towards.
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