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Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:26 am to chalmetteowl
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i think an apology is in order... too many people read the Onion stories thinking they're real
I hate this line of thought. Everything now-a-days is needing an apology. How about you just don't read it if you don't like it?
Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:27 am to chalmetteowl
No, this is what satire is.
However, it is risky considering how stupid some people are.
However, it is risky considering how stupid some people are.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:28 am to Bunk Moreland
Aww that was sad
Posted on 10/21/15 at 10:29 am to chalmetteowl
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i think an apology is in order.
I love it that the people who are always griping about SJW's and manufactured outrage are the same ones participating in this forced apology machine when something isn't to their liking. Irony at its finest.
Also, I've never understood our society's obsession with apologies. Will a public person or entity's apology somehow make you feel better?
I think you should apologize for calling for the Onion to apologize.
This post was edited on 10/21/15 at 10:32 am
Posted on 10/21/15 at 12:28 pm to Chicken
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not sure...it was much more funny in the 90's when it was still new to me...don't think I have ever been to their website.
If it makes you feel better, nobody from the onion has been to your website either.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 12:31 pm to chalmetteowl
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they wrote a headline and a story in satire claiming that Steve Bartman said that he must be killed for the Cubs championship drought to end...
Posted on 10/21/15 at 12:36 pm to Chicken
I mean I doubt they have a NYT article about them.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 12:40 pm to chalmetteowl
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i see what they're trying to do... BUT Steve Bartman is a real person trying to live a life after what happened 12 years ago. We all get the satire, but if the wrong person doesn't...
In 1729, Jonathan Swift wrote a piece perfect for The Onion. It is called "A Modest Proposal." If you haven't read it, you need to do so now.
Wikipedia summary of A Modest Proposal
To date, I have never heard that Swift was called to or did offer any apology to the poor children of Ireland.
I don't expect the Onion to apologize for trying to make a point using satire or for just trying to be funny for funny's sake. I don't expect those LSU fans to apologize for grilling gator with the head still attached to the body. LSU Fans Called Out by Uninformed Idiots for Cooking Gator
If your feelings are hurt or you're offended by another person's actions, ask yourself first, "Am I too sensitive? Too politically correct? Trying to stifle creativity and fun?"
P.S. I don't care what the answer is.
This post was edited on 10/21/15 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 10/21/15 at 12:46 pm to Bunk Moreland
The abortionplex is funny. This article may actually bring this guy harm.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 1:51 pm to Feral
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I love it that the people who are always griping about SJW's and manufactured outrage are the same ones participating in this forced apology machine when something isn't to their liking. Irony at its finest.
Somehow a lot of people have come to the conclusion that they have a right to not be offended. I get offended all the time. I get over it after a bit.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 1:52 pm to chalmetteowl
The Onion has gone downhill in recent years but occasionally they have an all-timer. The Abortionplex is one for the ages. This Bartman article is pretty shitty satire though.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 1:54 pm to pvilleguru
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This article may actually bring this guy harm.
It shouldn't be The Onions responsibility to cater to the lowest common denominator who can't understand it's not a real story.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 2:06 pm to BluegrassBelle
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shouldn't be The Onions responsibility to cater to the lowest common denominator who can't understand it's not a real story.
Everyone has their own favorite "the worst thing about America these days is". In my book, America's most damning weakness is the willingness to dumb things down in hopes of maximizing audience. This tendency hurts America and is conducive to tards inheriting the Earth.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 5:44 pm to chalmetteowl
If you want to see idiots reacting to The Onion then you should read this
Posted on 10/21/15 at 6:12 pm to flyAU
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Wait, there was an "onion" before the internet?
It was an underground humor publication at the University of Wisconsin. The Internet gave them a worldwide audience.
They were at their best in the late 1990s and early '00s, when they published a new issue every Wednesday. They started mailing it in around 2004 or so.
Posted on 10/21/15 at 6:12 pm to VOLhalla
that is a great link -
I love the "Chris Pratt won't star in a movie unless he is paid money" reaction - "Everyone has their price."
I love the "Chris Pratt won't star in a movie unless he is paid money" reaction - "Everyone has their price."
Posted on 10/21/15 at 6:29 pm to chinhoyang
My favorite is either the Abortionplex or Obama: "Help us destroy Jesus and start a New Age of liberal darkness".
People are idiots.
People are idiots.
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