http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/07/how-freakin-dare-you Comments On: "How Freakin Dare You?????" by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Ignoring the assholes led to this victory, and will continue to lead to more victories. Keep it up, Stranger!


Posted by wilbur@work]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:53:25 -0800 The Stranger
See? People can just post repeatedly because it's fun, rather than because they're outraged.
Posted by Amanda]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:52:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Reader01]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:40:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Gomez]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:19:31 -0800 The Stranger
Clearly you haven't, tho. Maybe read a few words next time, instead of just 'glancing'?
Posted by balderdash]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:40:46 -0800 The Stranger
You didn't just say it was dumb.

You just said it "does more of a disservice to gay people than anything else."

"Anything" else? More of a disservice than DOMA, gay bashing, or anti-sodomy laws? Reeeealy.

The hyperbole of you pearl clutchers.

You get called out on your context free sanctimony and then claim "well, I don't care that much" other than taking time out of your life by posting repeatedly how this is just so homophobic! But you decline to prove this assertion, because you can't. It's just some vague opinion. Well. Your opinion is invalid.

Guess what? The cover, it's not homophobic. One has to read into the cover and The Strangers intentions so extraordinarily uncharitably to divine homophobia from this artwork I'm surprised your knee jerk hasn't injured your ACL.

It's barely ironic. The word you're looking for is satire - while not always a get-out-of-jail-free card- the intelectual threshold for satire is usually too high for reactionary literalists to comprehend.

I know some people think that being an enlightened progressive means filtering literally everything that comes through their ears or eyeballs with some sort of ideology purity filter, but it doesn't. It means reserving judgement and assuming the best intentions while you look for context.


Posted by tkc]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:05:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Amanda]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:50:47 -0800 The Stranger
Re the original question: GMAFB! If anyone who is familiar with The Stranger fails to see the parodic intent of that cover, then I suggest that thestranger.com establish an intelligence tes for those who wish to sign in.

I'm personally straight, but live in a very blended household: L, B, T, and developing. I thought that it was VERY funny.

Posted by FreeRoy]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:46:21 -0800 The Stranger
But like I'm totally not bothered. Whatever *comment* I don't care *comment*.
Posted by Baconcat]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:43:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Amanda]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:58:06 -0800 The Stranger
I have a feeling that you want to be outraged, and that you're going to be, whether you have a legitimate excuse for it or not. But that doesn't mean that we won't point out that your angry emperor has no clothes.
Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:35:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Amanda]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:36:01 -0800 The Stranger
Satire about racism experienced is not racists using racism "ironically".

Your analogy falls to pieces.
Posted by gallows humor is not hipsterdom, dipshit]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:46:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:14:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Amanda]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:16:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by eclexia]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:49:08 -0800 The Stranger
Whatever it was, Jahwistic cults everywhere (yeah, even you, Rastafarian asswipes) have a lot to answer for, far more than whatever satire the Stranger coughs up.
Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:31:51 -0800 The Stranger deeply offended ... if the cover weren't so damn hilarious. Thanks, Stranger, for making me laugh.
Posted by PCM]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:47:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Puty]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:54:14 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/…

Satire is always going to be a problem for some people.
Posted by McJulie]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:53:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tomt722]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:54:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Baconcat]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:01:53 -0800 The Stranger
I can't wait to point to this cover in 20 years and explain to my nieces and nephews that, yes, people actually said that this would be the result if marriage equality became a reality.

Posted by KingofQueenAnne]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:50:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by alguna_rubia]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:42:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DJSauvage]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:27:00 -0800 The Stranger