You are applying your own perspective here, when you require that there be a critique you find politically acceptable. Someone else may find the representation of a stereotype of another, or indeed their own culture, as being amusing in its absurdity.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
However this is not the extent of the gag, as the context is crowder's "cultural appropriation month" this is his satirizing of the concept of cultural appropriation. He is doing so with the understanding that these caricatures would be considered offensive by the overly sensitiv
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
So in that context he is making some sort of critique, albeit a limited one, but it is of the viewer. Lastly, these are very short intro gags, they are not heavily involved they are really just him dressing in costume.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
For a better understanding you can watch another of his performances here, this time of the britishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su7xoavMvdE&list=PL3e1orPYt_4YwSmw1vhXbxfm4fHZdlCkP&index=153 …
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
My contention is not that this is extremely high brow, only that there is a gag and it might make you chuckle if you are not primed politically to disagree with it.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
I’m going to guess that he was either on the “cultural appropriation isn’t a real thing” track or the “ cultural appropriation is real but I don’t give a fuck about it” path.
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Replying to @BorisBorisxl @BorrowUsernames and
Yes, crowder is a right wing comedian and commentator (?) I do not watch his show, however it is safe to assume he does not accept the notion of cultural appropriation as it is formulated by progressives.
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Replying to @StaringMary @BorrowUsernames and
Right. And that’s key because shock humor absolutely can be funny but it needs at least one of two things: an unexpected twist, or an unexpected source.
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Replying to @BorisBorisxl @StaringMary and
Or absurd humor hinging on offensiveness, if you don’t want the word “shock” here.
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Replying to @BorisBorisxl @StaringMary and
Now obviously there’s no twist here, no surprise spin on the stereotype. And as for source, if he were opposed to cultural appropriation then there could be some decent juxtaposition or self-deprecating humor at work here.
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Again I think you are foisting your own views on someone who does not share them. It is true for a progressive that you may only be able to find a surprise spin on a stereotype funny. But it wasn't meant for you, if anything its mocking people who take cult appropriation seriusly
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