sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down19
arrow-up1302arrow-down1imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldsonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square135fedilink
minus-squareNoIWontPickAName@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·7 months agoPretty much, satire is protected
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoTom Cruise’s sexuality and religion are objective satire
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoThat whole joke doesn’t quite hit the same way, now that we know he’s actually a mentally unwell self-hating man.
minus-squarenomous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYeah funny is funny but making fun of mental health is pretty crass these days; it’s rough out here, everybody has some issues
Pretty much, satire is protected
Tom Cruise’s sexuality and religion are objective satire
Is Kanye West a gay fish?
That whole joke doesn’t quite hit the same way, now that we know he’s actually a mentally unwell self-hating man.
Yeah funny is funny but making fun of mental health is pretty crass these days; it’s rough out here, everybody has some issues