4 ms·

The onion got really unfunny because they got too moralizing on their pet issues. Hopefully they can fix that.

• hinkley 2y ago
  Was that before or after Truth became stranger than Fiction?
• internetter 2y ago
  the onion has always been political commentary?
  • ametrau 2y ago
    Yeah but it wasn't so ham fisted / power to truth.
    • rchaud 2y ago
      Any examples?
• snowwrestler 2y ago
  Exactly! Comedians aren’t funny when they have opinions. They’re only funny when they tell jokes that are carefully calculated not to make anyone upset about anything.
  • djaykay 2y ago
    I’d say there’s a difference between expressing an opinion, and moralizing about it. One can make great comedy with the former, while the latter sucks because the comedy is completely subjugated by the message. It’s the same difference between heavy metal and Christian metal. Same instruments, same basslines, etc., except the latter is trying to push you towards belief, and thus it’s annoying.
    • saagarjha 2y ago
      …what exactly do you think heavy metal is?
      • defrost 2y ago
        Hilarious: Mac Sabbath Pair-a-Buns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7kFfLRcHjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7kFfLRcHjU Playful: Leo Moracchioli feat. Mary Spender Sultans of Swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0RV0kgdqJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0RV0kgdqJU It's not like the Church of Satan is actually pushing an agenda to make anybody believe in an actual Satan.
        • 082349872349872 2y ago
          > Pair-a-Buns obrigado! Fear of the Dark (QQT) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3c5rNFLew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3c5rNFLew
          • defrost 2y ago
            Ahhhh, classical air guitar with traditional thin white stick .. nice!