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You can have a message and point of view, but don't put activism over comedy. The "joke" in this case is people's reactions to school shootings. And people's r

You can have a message and point of view, but don't put activism over comedy. The "joke" in this case is people's reactions to school shootings. And people's reactions haven't changed, so I don't see why the article should change. It's just so exhausting. This has some real "The worst thing about school shootings is knowing that The Onion is going to repost that article I personally am tired of seeing" energy to it.

bko 6mo ago
It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. That article has some real "The best thing about school shootings is we get to have literally every article on our website be this clever headline we wrote 10 years" energy to it.
- JKCalhoun 6mo ago
  Yeah, pretty sure it's not expected to be funny. If at all, it has entered absurdist territory.
- throw0101d 6mo ago
  > It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. The fact that it's been repeated so often kind of makes it a tragedy at this point.
- latexr 6mo ago
  > It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. A joke does not stop being a joke because of how often it’s repeated. You may no longer find it funny, but it’s still a joke. More importantly, it’s still satire, and The Onion is a satirical news website. > That article has some real "The best thing about school shootings is we get to have literally every article on our website be this clever headline we wrote 10 years" energy to it. If that’s what you take from it, you have completely missed the point. The headline works because it’s social commentary, being funny is secondary. The fact they keep reposting it over and over is itself part of the criticism, it shows disapproval for an easy resolvable situation and removes teeth from the arguments of those opposed to it.
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- cwillu 6mo ago
  The joke will continue until the populace finally gets it.
- croon 6mo ago
  The joke is specifically that they can repost it without changing it each and every time. It's not the joke's fault.

bko 6mo ago

It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. That article has some real "The best thing about school shootings is we get to have literally every article on our website be this clever headline we wrote 10 years" energy to it.

JKCalhoun 6mo ago
Yeah, pretty sure it's not expected to be funny. If at all, it has entered absurdist territory.
throw0101d 6mo ago
> It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. The fact that it's been repeated so often kind of makes it a tragedy at this point.
latexr 6mo ago
> It's not a joke if you repeat it 100 times. A joke does not stop being a joke because of how often it’s repeated. You may no longer find it funny, but it’s still a joke. More importantly, it’s still satire, and The Onion is a satirical news website. > That article has some real "The best thing about school shootings is we get to have literally every article on our website be this clever headline we wrote 10 years" energy to it. If that’s what you take from it, you have completely missed the point. The headline works because it’s social commentary, being funny is secondary. The fact they keep reposting it over and over is itself part of the criticism, it shows disapproval for an easy resolvable situation and removes teeth from the arguments of those opposed to it.
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cwillu 6mo ago
The joke will continue until the populace finally gets it.
croon 6mo ago
The joke is specifically that they can repost it without changing it each and every time. It's not the joke's fault.