ziggysak

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by ziggysak 9y ago
This is simply incorrect. /pol/ has never attempted to be "ironically" fascist. Its memes have always been a true reflection of sincere fascism and racism. /r/dankmemes has similar subject matter but it's
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by ziggysak 9y ago
I used to be there too, and still am so I can observe how it's evolving. I'm not necessarily even disagreeing with you, but what I am arguing for is not normalizing the bigotry, it's to go back to not even considering their v
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by ziggysak 9y ago
I think we just have different views on how to approach bigotry. We both can agree that it is a black mark on our society and we should overcome it as a culture. However, where we disagree is how to do it. I see the current climate of &quot
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by ziggysak 9y ago
To your first point: It's certainly immoral to be a true bigot, but it's more immoral to silence dark humor simply because of the one individual who believes it. In fact, I would argue that attempting to stifle these individuals i
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by ziggysak 9y ago
That's a very fair point. I've made plenty of these jokes before to my friends and sent memes that are blatantly offensive because of the taboo factor. It's black comedy. Similarly to how Aristophanes made fun of Socrates and
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by ziggysak 9y ago
I wouldn't consider that equivalent at all. This was an invite-only private chat between students. So in other words, it would be like they were playing CAH in a dorm room and somebody in the group decided to tell on them to administra
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by ziggysak 9y ago
Antagonism is hostility. You're actually the one who even mentioned this being black humor, so this can't be antagonism if we both agree these are jokes. Trying to make people laugh using taboo subjects is not antagonism. As for p
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by ziggysak 9y ago
Black comedy or dark comedy is a comic style that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo. So no, if you define a joke as 'black humor', the taboo IS the joke. If the intent of the joke is sincere racism,
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by ziggysak 9y ago
So should black comedians be jailed for their jokes when they generalize about other groups? Should Dave Chapelle be in prison for making jokes about white people, since that's what you're implying? Racism is defined as prejudice,
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by ziggysak 9y ago
Actually, it isn't. Racism is based in the belief that one group is superior to the other. If one is making an ironic joke, it does not imply any intent of racism on their part.
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by ziggysak 9y ago
I agree, but what is new is that suddenly kids are having their college acceptances revoked for dead baby jokes that the administrators probably also joked about 30 years ago, when they were 18.
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by ziggysak 9y ago
I think an article such as this one is a clear example of the generational differences between older and younger people. I'm fairly close to these kids' age and I've browsed memes from /r/dankmemes and enjoyed them.
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by ziggysak 9y ago
Can we all be friends together?
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by ziggysak 11y ago
I tried calm and it was okay. I actually read the book 'Mindfulness in Plain English' and worked from there. I use no technology in my sessions - I feel like it helps when I'm completely disconnected. As a tip, remember this:
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by ziggysak 11y ago
I try to practice mindfulness on a daily basis. I do find that it's very useful when you want to separate your emotions from your self, like during periods of anger or anxiety. I haven't done it long enough to be able to talk abou