Expanded version of my Charlie Hebdo article, with more discussion of the racism:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/frances-deep-seated-tradition-of-subversive-satire/article22389678/ …
@KerryD_Mitchell According to Wayne Booth, about 20% of students read "A Modest Proposal" as call to eat Irish babies.
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@HeerJeet Swift isn't to blame for a 20% idiot rate. -
@KerryD_Mitchell Not a question of blame, question of how reader reception works.
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@HeerJeet I remember taking Decline and Fall in a satire class. One of the students tearfully demanded to know how we could find it funny.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet hopefully, she learned that much in the class. -
@KerryD_Mitchell Not all humor succeeds & no art is beyond critique. Whatever intent, CH's racial humor can be seen as promoting racism. - Show replies
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