I dont think shock is what you are attempting to derive from absurdity. Absurd things are just amusing, so long as they are close enough to something real to have some reality. But there is a meta element which I wrote of in my other tweets.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorisBorisxl and
Best to just take a look at his actual podcast, if you are still having trouble understanding, here is the africa introhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTcMiPs6iPg&list=PL3e1orPYt_4YwSmw1vhXbxfm4fHZdlCkP&index=154 …
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorisBorisxl and
Of course the people who are asking you to explain are really just making the point that the only real joke here is "Chinese people look funny". If you don't believe that then you won't find this "joke" funny.
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Replying to @Chris_Hubris @BorisBorisxl and
That's not the joke, the joke is the absurd caricature and the other things I mentioned. He caricatured 5 different cultures. Including the british.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorisBorisxl and
The "absurd character" is a well established racist stereotype.
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Replying to @Chris_Hubris @BorisBorisxl and
A caricature. Similar to any caricature.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorisBorisxl and
Yes, as I said a specific charicature with a long history of being used as a racist stereotype.
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Replying to @Chris_Hubris @BorisBorisxl and
The history of it is part of the humour.
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Replying to @StaringMary @Chris_Hubris and
So you're saying that the joke is that he's acting like a racist?
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Replying to @BorrowUsernames @Chris_Hubris and
no I explained the joke multiple times I think. You are saying hes racist, I am not.
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Your explanation is ignoring the deep history of racism in his charicature
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