dear wanda sykes: go fuck yourself

[rone]

brendan_nyhan accurately sums up my feelings regarding Wanda Sykes's repulsive humor.

Comments

[tskirvin.livejournal.com]

My problem with Coulter and Limbaugh is that they aren't *trying* to be funny; they're actually there to be hateful, and to spread it. I'm much more down with dark humor that clearly intends to be funny, even if it crosses the line.

Colbert is, of course, better in every way.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I doubt very much that Coulter and Limbaugh think that they're hateful. They more likely think that their 'dark humor' is exposing the foibles of 'liberals' and is funny by dint of its offensive nature.

[tskirvin.livejournal.com]

Based on what I've seen, read, and otherwise observed, those two do in fact believe in what they said, and while they may not believe all of their hyperbole, at heart, they really do mean it. There is not a sense of "this is my persona"; this is how they are.

Sykes is looking to offend. Limbaugh is looking to incite.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty accurate distinction.