DeletedUser Deleted@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 14 points – 1 years agoDeleted51Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsThis is a very short story about sarcasm: Ted opposes racist rants. Yesterday - Ted posted a few exaggerated racist rants (sometimes with the /s). 2,177 people saw Ted’s racist rants. 50% of them guessed he was joking. 98% of them would not have seen a racist rant yesterday, if it weren’t for Ted's little gag. So the question is: Despite the sarcasm... isn’t Ted just spreading more of what he honestly deplores? Is Ted subverting his own integrity? Why not say how we actually feel?i think there's merit to sarcasm depending how it's done. satire can be a powerful tool to poke holes into ideas. but like many things in life, you need tact and a bit of self awarenessI agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm. To me, it requires two conditions: A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic. This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example. He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works]. His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm. Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes, which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue... a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery, just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist). [So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]
This is a very short story about sarcasm: Ted opposes racist rants. Yesterday - Ted posted a few exaggerated racist rants (sometimes with the /s). 2,177 people saw Ted’s racist rants. 50% of them guessed he was joking. 98% of them would not have seen a racist rant yesterday, if it weren’t for Ted's little gag. So the question is: Despite the sarcasm... isn’t Ted just spreading more of what he honestly deplores? Is Ted subverting his own integrity? Why not say how we actually feel?i think there's merit to sarcasm depending how it's done. satire can be a powerful tool to poke holes into ideas. but like many things in life, you need tact and a bit of self awarenessI agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm. To me, it requires two conditions: A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic. This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example. He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works]. His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm. Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes, which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue... a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery, just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist). [So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]
i think there's merit to sarcasm depending how it's done. satire can be a powerful tool to poke holes into ideas. but like many things in life, you need tact and a bit of self awarenessI agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm. To me, it requires two conditions: A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic. This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example. He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works]. His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm. Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes, which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue... a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery, just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist). [So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]
I agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm. To me, it requires two conditions: A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic. This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example. He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works]. His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm. Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes, which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue... a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery, just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist). [So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]
This is a very short story about sarcasm:
Ted opposes racist rants.
Yesterday - Ted posted a few exaggerated racist rants (sometimes with the /s).
2,177 people saw Ted’s racist rants.
50% of them guessed he was joking.
98% of them would not have seen a racist rant yesterday, if it weren’t for Ted's little gag.
So the question is:
Despite the sarcasm... isn’t Ted just spreading more of what he honestly deplores?
Is Ted subverting his own integrity?
Why not say how we actually feel?
i think there's merit to sarcasm depending how it's done. satire can be a powerful tool to poke holes into ideas.
but like many things in life, you need tact and a bit of self awareness
I agree, there is a time for purposeful sarcasm.
To me, it requires two conditions:
A person has already expressed their real perspective to a specific ‘opponent’, and
That specific opponent cannot see the hole in their own logic.
This Norm MacDonald radio clip is a good example.
He explains his true perspective, and only switches to sarcasm for one sentence (at 5:25), to show the opponent how she is being goofy [and it works].
His foundation of sincerity gives context to the sarcasm.
Conversely - nowadays - a common ‘communication style’ is to just spray aimless sarcasm at distant or imaginary foes,
which (to me) reflects a deeper cultural issue...
a hiding behind mockery, a suppression of real constructive bravery,
just dunking on one-dimensional charicatures of strangers (who might not actually exist).
[So I agree with you - there are times for purposeful sarcasm.]