I wonder if it ever occurred to some people—let alone the author—that Silicon Valley is not only comedy, but a merciless mockery of its real-life namesake. It i

I wonder if it ever occurred to some people—let alone the author—that Silicon Valley is not only comedy, but a merciless mockery of its real-life namesake. It is pure satire. As such, the show takes reality and amplifies it—often to the level of ridiculous caricature. To suggest that Silicon Valley must censor itself for the sake of people's delicate sensibilities, is to suggest that the show must cease calling out the fact racism exists in the real life Valley, and instead paint a willfully disingenuous picture. To quote Geogre Carlin: "It’s the user. It’s the intention behind the words that makes them good or bad. The words are completely neutral. The words are innocent. I get tired of people talking about bad words and bad language." Silicon Valley's writing is no different. The context is that it's a show which mocks the absolute shit out of its real-life counterpart, and does an excellent job of it. This is simply a case of wannabe censors bent on cutting off their nose to spite their face. Silicon Valley is playing for their team, they're just too stuck up to realize it.