Posted by Isis at d4132.dialup.cornell.edu on June 13, 2000 at 17:00:18:
In Reply to: You can't make fun of trailer trash anymore?! posted by Chiusano on June 13, 2000 at 14:15:07:
: Christ on His Throne, you know PC-madness has kicked into overdrive when people get offended over badmouthing trailer trash.
I'm more offended at the poor comedy of it.
You see, in my eyes good comedy is like art...mockery and sarcasm are most effective when aimed at things the artist is entirely familiar with. The old saw, create what you know. So if you've lived the trailer life, actually witnessed such "scumbag rubes" other than on reruns of "Dukes of Hazzard", perhaps there is something to your humor, albeit a bit too close to Eminem-flavored for comfort.
I can't argue with the wife-beating element though. Those however, come from across all class lines. Ah well, it's all up to you what you do.
-- Isis
: I was making fun of scumbag rubes. And I will continue to make fun of that particular group until the day they put me in the ground. Maybe the welfare part was unfair to non-scummy po' folk, but I thought it was clear that I was singling out the shirtless wife-beating element. I feel no regret.
: Chiusano