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> The whole fucking video pisses me off – it is such a complex subject which he is making light of (and painting a wrong picture). WTF? But yeah, let’s make fun
by elblanco 16y ago
> The whole fucking video pisses me off – it is such a complex subject which he is making light of (and painting a wrong picture). WTF? But yeah, let’s make fun of extremely complex and delicate subjects because our viewers will laugh!
That's called comedy.
Just like a caricature exaggerates features of a person to look funny, comedy often exaggerates or simplifies complex situations for laughs. (my god I can't believe I have to explain this, I'm suddenly teaching humor to Data from Star Trek).
- lzw 16y agoCaricature exaggerates an aspect that exists for comedic effect. Stewart fabricates lies to denigrate political opponents for comedic effect. One is honest,the othervis dishonest.
- mkr-hn 16y agoStewart knows his audience. They're the sort of people who go looking for longer clips of stuff like that, so he's less concerned with accuracy and more so with comic effect. Those 20 somethings (myself included) I mentioned readily criticize him whenever he misquotes or misrepresents. But it's still funny. It's a comedy show, not a news show.
- elblanco 16y agoSorry to all reddit here but whooosh.