Comments on: New Yorker cover “tasteless and offensive”? http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/ Humor and Hypocrisy from the World of Politics Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Political Irony › Stewart and Colbert recreate infamous New Yorker cover http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-4126 Political Irony › Stewart and Colbert recreate infamous New Yorker cover Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:25:12 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-4126 [...] Here’s the original cover they are recreating. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed or Email Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ Bookmark/Share » This was written by iron. Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008, at 1:35 am. Filed under Humor. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...] [...] Here’s the original cover they are recreating. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed or Email Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ Bookmark/Share » This was written by iron. Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008, at 1:35 am. Filed under Humor. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...]

]]> By: Political Irony › McCain New Yorker cover http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-2399 Political Irony › McCain New Yorker cover Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:58:06 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-2399 [...] all the fuss about the Obama cover of The New Yorker, I guess it is only fair that the McCains get their own cover. [...] [...] all the fuss about the Obama cover of The New Yorker, I guess it is only fair that the McCains get their own cover. [...]

]]> By: Political Irony › How America Was Destroyed, and the nature of Satire http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-815 Political Irony › How America Was Destroyed, and the nature of Satire Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:44:08 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-815 [...] cartoon is from April, but it is similar in nature to The New Yorker cover: © Ruben [...] [...] cartoon is from April, but it is similar in nature to The New Yorker cover: © Ruben [...]

]]> By: iron http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-779 iron Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:30:19 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-779 Khel! Everyone is worried that other people won't get it, but you are proof that some people don't. The target of the satire (according to the artist, even) is right-wingnuts who are spreading rumors that the Obamas are muslim terrorists. Khel! Everyone is worried that other people won’t get it, but you are proof that some people don’t. The target of the satire (according to the artist, even) is right-wingnuts who are spreading rumors that the Obamas are muslim terrorists.

]]> By: khel http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-767 khel Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:47:31 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-767 can you explain to me how the cover is satire? my understanding of satire is that it requires three elements: 1. it must pick a worthy target to pick on--this usually requires the target be pompous, stupid, hypocritical, and privileged in some way 2. the satirical commentary must capture the essence of the target spot-on 3. the satire must be viscerally funny even if you assume that obama is a worthy target (he flirts with being pompous and hypocritical), is his wife? do we even know enough about her to say so one way or another? if not, isn't the portrayal of her just racial humor (which is not satire BTW)? even if both are worthy targets, how does this capture their essence? it is completely false--i have never seen any satire succeed that wasn't grounded on at least some truth. i wasn't offended by it, but i didn't think it was funny either--it's like only half the joke was there. portraying obama as jesus and michelle as the virgin mary would have been funnier, and truly satirical--it would have captured the "can't laugh at the obamas" element, his pomposity and hypocrisy, and made fun of the left all at once. i haven't yet had one person, who has lectured those of us who didn't think it was funny, explain how it is funny. so other than as racial humor what exactly makes it funny? and how exactly is this satire? i am not trolling, i am truly curious. thanks! can you explain to me how the cover is satire? my understanding of satire is that it requires three elements:

1. it must pick a worthy target to pick on–this usually requires the target be pompous, stupid, hypocritical, and privileged in some way

2. the satirical commentary must capture the essence of the target spot-on

3. the satire must be viscerally funny

even if you assume that obama is a worthy target (he flirts with being pompous and hypocritical), is his wife? do we even know enough about her to say so one way or another? if not, isn’t the portrayal of her just racial humor (which is not satire BTW)?

even if both are worthy targets, how does this capture their essence? it is completely false–i have never seen any satire succeed that wasn’t grounded on at least some truth.

i wasn’t offended by it, but i didn’t think it was funny either–it’s like only half the joke was there. portraying obama as jesus and michelle as the virgin mary would have been funnier, and truly satirical–it would have captured the “can’t laugh at the obamas” element, his pomposity and hypocrisy, and made fun of the left all at once. i haven’t yet had one person, who has lectured those of us who didn’t think it was funny, explain how it is funny. so other than as racial humor what exactly makes it funny? and how exactly is this satire?

i am not trolling, i am truly curious. thanks!

]]> By: Political Irony › Cover Wars - the rebuttal http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-765 Political Irony › Cover Wars - the rebuttal Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:05:14 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-765 [...] I find ironic is that while the images in The New Yorker cover were completely false (Obama as a Muslim terrorist?), there is video of McCain singing “Bomb [...] [...] I find ironic is that while the images in The New Yorker cover were completely false (Obama as a Muslim terrorist?), there is video of McCain singing “Bomb [...]

]]> By: Political Irony › Obama is not funny http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-756 Political Irony › Obama is not funny Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-756 [...] now The New Yorker magazine tries to joke about Obama on their cover. I posted that here, but the reactions to it are turning [...] [...] now The New Yorker magazine tries to joke about Obama on their cover. I posted that here, but the reactions to it are turning [...]

]]> By: Bill http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-754 Bill Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:32 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-754 The rebuttal from the Seattle Post Intelligencer is even better... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20080715/cartoon20080715.gif The rebuttal from the Seattle Post Intelligencer is even better…

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20080715/cartoon20080715.gif

]]> By: bushgirlsgonewild http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-731 bushgirlsgonewild Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:10:53 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-731 You librals make me sick! Every Christain knows Obama is a gay Muslin send here by Saddam Bin Laden. The Bible tells us in Genesis 47:1, that “Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.' Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.” See there, you librals don’t know how to argue with that. John McCain will be president, then Jesus will return and the two of them will go a ridin' across the earth, a whopin' and a whompin' ever living thing within an inch of it's life. Then you'll see, you just wait. You librals make me sick!

Every Christain knows Obama is a gay Muslin send here by Saddam Bin Laden.

The Bible tells us in Genesis 47:1, that “Joseph went and told Pharaoh, ‘My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.’ Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.”

See there, you librals don’t know how to argue with that.

John McCain will be president, then Jesus will return and the two of them will go a ridin’ across the earth, a whopin’ and a whompin’ ever living thing within an inch of it’s life.

Then you’ll see, you just wait.

]]> By: Dave http://politicalirony.com/2008/07/13/new-yorker-cover-tasteless-and-offensive/#comment-723 Dave Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:38:03 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=478#comment-723 that is so gross. that is so gross.

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