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Thank you for posting that. I’m not sure I ever fully grok’d the “outrageousness” standard. So if you say something horrible about a public figure, knowing tha
by zaroth 7y ago
Thank you for posting that. I’m not sure I ever fully grok’d the “outrageousness” standard.
So if you say something horrible about a public figure, knowing that it is false, and presenting it as true, if it’s outrageous enough to be obvious parody then it’s permitted. But if it’s stated as truth and emphatically presented as truthful and not as parody, then the public figure exception is lost?
Very hard not to wade into the quagmire of horrible statements people make about a certain politician which a large portion of the country accept as truly factual in this context...
- justforyou 7y agoRelevant trivia: Penn and Tellers showtime show "Bullshit" purposefully used vulgar hyperbole as a shield against litigation - even though they explored/debunked serious topics.
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