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I have fond memories of reading his stories of rich imbeciles wittering about and having their asses repeatedly saved by their silently obedient and scarily sma
by egypturnash 6y ago
I have fond memories of reading his stories of rich imbeciles wittering about and having their asses repeatedly saved by their silently obedient and scarily smart butlers, but I am not sure I could read them now without the same uncanny change in how I view the "tinny/woody" Python sketch: all these total dumbfucks going on about the most inane thing possible -- while a whole set of servants stand behind them, waiting to serve whatever inane whim they may have.
It does help that it is immensely clear that you are supposed to see Bertie as an idiot, but...
- esperent 6y agoThe tinny/woody Python sketch was _always_ meant to be viewed that way. That's why I love Python so much - they used absurdist humour as a vessel for scathing social commentary which at the time pushed the boundaries of the acceptable.
- egypturnash 6y agoYeah, I'm pretty sure that part of it just went right over my head when I was twelve and it was on the local PBS station just before/after Doctor Who. :)