‘Packaging evil into something funny’: is making fun of Trump now just ‘clownwashing’? As the president’s second term has wrought new horrors, comedians reflect on whether humor can still ‘deflate the strongman’s image
‘Packaging evil into something funny’: is making fun of Trump now just ‘clownwashing’? As the president’s second term has wrought new horrors, comedians reflect on whether humor can still ‘deflate the strongman’s image
Norm McDonald called it low hanging fruit pretty early on.
Indigoh on
We need to confront the reality that if he didn’t appear stupid, he would be very obviously treasonous. There is not an aspect of America he has not weakened, from disaster and pandemic preparedness, to foreign relations, to education. But since he’s just incredibly stupid, nah it can’t be intentional.
FatherOfLights88 on
I’ve been saying for a little more than a year now that the time for humor has passed.
Ashland6 on
Yup. SNL thinks they’re being witty but they’re trivializing the downfall of our democracy as if laughing at it has any impact. It only minimizes the situation when what we really need is exactly the opposite so that we can empower everyone to take action, protest, and come out and vote.
somesthetic on
Yeah, he should be the opposite of a joke. He should be a Jason Voorhees who rampages through sketches ruining everyone’s good time.
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Norm McDonald called it low hanging fruit pretty early on.
We need to confront the reality that if he didn’t appear stupid, he would be very obviously treasonous. There is not an aspect of America he has not weakened, from disaster and pandemic preparedness, to foreign relations, to education. But since he’s just incredibly stupid, nah it can’t be intentional.
I’ve been saying for a little more than a year now that the time for humor has passed.
Yup. SNL thinks they’re being witty but they’re trivializing the downfall of our democracy as if laughing at it has any impact. It only minimizes the situation when what we really need is exactly the opposite so that we can empower everyone to take action, protest, and come out and vote.
Yeah, he should be the opposite of a joke. He should be a Jason Voorhees who rampages through sketches ruining everyone’s good time.
Sadly, nobody laughs at Trump jokes.
You have to be able to breathe in order to laugh…