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Babylon bee vs the Onion?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:16 pm
As far as satirical news, when did the Babylon bee overtake the Onion?
A funny headline from the Bee is as follows: Baptist wearing masks in liquor stores
Back in the Onion’s heyday, that would be a humorous byline on the left of the front page. Is the Onion too insular in their East coast bubble to come up with the humor they had 15 years ago? Did the writing staff shift from the first generations of people outside the “bubble” of NYC or DC to people inside for the second generation of writers?
A funny headline from the Bee is as follows: Baptist wearing masks in liquor stores
Back in the Onion’s heyday, that would be a humorous byline on the left of the front page. Is the Onion too insular in their East coast bubble to come up with the humor they had 15 years ago? Did the writing staff shift from the first generations of people outside the “bubble” of NYC or DC to people inside for the second generation of writers?
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Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:18 pm to Ric Flair
When Snopes started fighting with it
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:19 pm to Ric Flair
Satire, unless done by a lone individual who is committed solely to humor, eventually becomes more and more politicized - until it reaches a stage of punching bag snipes instead of comedy.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:19 pm to Ric Flair
I think the Onion is in Chicago now.
It was funnier when it was a weekly.
Best onion ever
It was funnier when it was a weekly.
Best onion ever
This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:29 pm to Ric Flair
The only content from The Babylon Bee I even see is when my wife’s ultra conservative aunt shares it on Facebook and her and her fellow 65+ year old Facebook friends don’t understand that it’s satire. The back and forth comments are absolute gold. That, in itself, is far funnier than the actual articles I’ve seen 
And I follow the The Onion on Facebook and they seem to pump out pretty good stuff for the most part. Not sure if its mostly articles from the archives or not though
And I follow the The Onion on Facebook and they seem to pump out pretty good stuff for the most part. Not sure if its mostly articles from the archives or not though
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:33 pm to Ric Flair
Bee.
Not even close.
Not even close.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:34 pm to AirRaidTT
The Chinese state press has been repeatedly fooled by the Onion. Which of course makes the whole thing 10x funnier.
Example
Example
quote:
The merciless comedy website The Onion has declared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the "sexiest man alive for 2012." And it appears China's People's Daily Online has taken the story seriously.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:38 pm to Ric Flair
The Onion fell victim of the PC crowd and they're a bunch of pussies now. They have no edge anymore.
Babylon Bee has a conservative lean and they're not gaping pussies so they still have some funny stories.
Babylon Bee has a conservative lean and they're not gaping pussies so they still have some funny stories.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:40 pm to Ric Flair
This type of satire is at its best when it's filling a void nobody else wants to step into.
When the Onion was at its peak, other media was largely afraid to go to directly after middle-America, religion, our national sacred cows, etc. So the Onion did it and we all went "OMG holy shite"
Now, we're in an age where the most batshit crazy stuff is coming from the left, and MSM, Hollywood, and even the Onion and SNL are leaving all that source material on the table for political reasons. It's crazy. Transgenderism in itself is a goldmine.
So the Bee has the advantage of a) endless material and b) no competition.
When the Onion was at its peak, other media was largely afraid to go to directly after middle-America, religion, our national sacred cows, etc. So the Onion did it and we all went "OMG holy shite"
Now, we're in an age where the most batshit crazy stuff is coming from the left, and MSM, Hollywood, and even the Onion and SNL are leaving all that source material on the table for political reasons. It's crazy. Transgenderism in itself is a goldmine.
So the Bee has the advantage of a) endless material and b) no competition.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:42 pm to HempHead
quote:
Satire, unless done by a lone individual who is committed solely to humor, eventually becomes more and more politicized - until it reaches a stage of punching bag snipes instead of comedy.
Something something welding, something something fibromyalgia
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:43 pm to AirRaidTT
quote:
The only content from The Babylon Bee I even see is when my wife’s ultra conservative aunt shares it on Facebook and her and her fellow 65+ year old Facebook friends don’t understand that it’s satire. The back and forth comments are absolute gold. That, in itself, is far funnier than the actual articles I’ve seen
The most hilarious of these Facebook outrage blow ups was when a bunch of FB old people were convinced to get worked up at the prospect that it was proposed to put non-presidents on US currency. A ton of people thought that was a new prospect proposed to honor minorities.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:43 pm to Jim Rockford
the Bee is far better than the Onion
but for military types...nothing beats the Duffelblog
but for military types...nothing beats the Duffelblog
Posted on 4/23/20 at 5:49 pm to Ric Flair
quote:
Is the Onion too insular in their East coast bubble
TIL a company based in Chicago that was founded in Wisconsin is insulated in an East Coast bubble.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:08 pm to TejasHorn
quote:
I think the Onion is in Chicago now.
It was funnier when it was a weekly.
Best onion ever
Agree. I used to look forward to Wednesday morning.
They got lazy when they changed their format and schedule.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:11 pm to vl100butch
quote:
but for military types...nothing beats the Duffelblog
Would civilians enjoy it or would the jokes be lost on us?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:19 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Bestbank - a lot of duffleblog would be fine for civilians
For instance:
LINK
All you need to know is Tiger King and that there’s a lot of college age men in military barracks to get the joke.
For instance:
LINK
All you need to know is Tiger King and that there’s a lot of college age men in military barracks to get the joke.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:20 pm to Ric Flair
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:22 pm to TejasHorn
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:28 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 4/23/20 at 6:32 pm to TejasHorn
That's pure comedic gold right there.
Some other good stuff on the website.
Some other good stuff on the website.
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