The over-arching premise of this thread, i.e., to effect social/political/whatever change requires a mature, sensible, reasoned approach, is patently false.
History is RICH with examples of parody, mockery, insults, what-have-you, effecting that very change.
South Park, Malcom X, the work of De Goya, Dante, Celsus, the entire spectrum of political cartoons and on and on and on. Archie Bunker, Stephen Colbert, parody's of pedophile priests...JesusHChrist there are a ton of examples.
The premise is ludicrous.
You may not like people saying mean things about beliefs others hold dear, but that's just too damn bad honey crisp. Shaming believers into keeping their idiocy on the down-low is no different than shaming Nazis, racists , homophobes or sexists into keeping it under wraps. It's called behavioral norming and is a powerful tool in the Devil's Toolbox.
No doubt, the most successful meta-strategy is to use BOTH methods - attacking our object both with reasoned argument AS WELL AS with mockery/parody and insults. Each will choose their own path as suits them. Ain't democracy great?
Please consider growing a pair and toughen up that easily-outraged skin of ur-in. Cuz it's only going to get worse from here.
History is RICH with examples of parody, mockery, insults, what-have-you, effecting that very change.
South Park, Malcom X, the work of De Goya, Dante, Celsus, the entire spectrum of political cartoons and on and on and on. Archie Bunker, Stephen Colbert, parody's of pedophile priests...JesusHChrist there are a ton of examples.
The premise is ludicrous.
You may not like people saying mean things about beliefs others hold dear, but that's just too damn bad honey crisp. Shaming believers into keeping their idiocy on the down-low is no different than shaming Nazis, racists , homophobes or sexists into keeping it under wraps. It's called behavioral norming and is a powerful tool in the Devil's Toolbox.
No doubt, the most successful meta-strategy is to use BOTH methods - attacking our object both with reasoned argument AS WELL AS with mockery/parody and insults. Each will choose their own path as suits them. Ain't democracy great?
Please consider growing a pair and toughen up that easily-outraged skin of ur-in. Cuz it's only going to get worse from here.
