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...more political humor, visit time.com/cartoons
Depending on your sense of humor, realizing you’re doing something socially inappropriate can be hilarious. In fact, comedians get paid to make these realizations, and, for their wit, we raise them up as cultural icons. But what happens when no one laughs—when either the context of the situation or the level of appropriateness falls outside of the realm of the humorous and into that of the offensive? What happens when a bunch of preppy, white college students dress up like thugs to go see a movie about a modern gangster-rapper? That question probably...
...owners of b.good also say that the restaurant’s french fries have a quarter of the fat and a third of the calories that McDonald’s fries do.Jordan A. Comins ’09, Ehrlich’s roommate, said Ehrlich’s humor probably made him stand out as the “best cousin.” “I think they really liked his sense of humor,” Comins said. “He’s a great guy.” Ehrlich said he will be making...
...front of one of the targeted parties—and then jump to a skit of Silverman attacking her manager for failing to bring her Fiji water. The film allows Silverman to highlight both her extemporaneous stand-up routines and her more scripted pieces—the most consistently humorous of which are her songs. “Jesus is Magic” is not the film for those expecting a cohesive plot, or any plot at all. The movie stumbles from jib to jab without any rationale, and although her politically incorrect caricatures are often entertaining, they are undercut...
...acceptance, the cultural elite among us, as well as the rather easily offended in Pennsylvania, could benefit from a few lessons. The Golden Rule? “Hate the T-shirt wearer, not the T-shirt.”The most obnoxious of phrases can be worn in a humorous way; it is the person inside the shirt who makes the statement annoying. On my wish list is a Gawker.com T-shirt which reads, “Yes, I am quietly judging you,” which can either be the most brilliant, or the most brilliantly objectionable...