Fantastic analysis of the Charlie Hebdo visuals by @HeerJeet, contextualizing them within Lenny Bruce, Crumb etc: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121748/arrested-development-and-aesthetic-failure-charlie-hebdo …
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A lot of folks have made these points more forcefully, maybe some people will listen to
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Missing in this debate is that the fig leaf of anti-racism often just allows people to enjoy being racist.
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The comments about how Charlie Hebdo became what it is mirror almost exactly what happened to National Lampoon.
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This book by the now-disgraced Tony Hendra covers the era well for those who weren't there: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Too_Far …
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@Chet_Kincaid @emilynussbaum It's a good book, yes.
10:42 AM - 8 May 2015
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