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Tasteless And Insensitive, What Do You Think?
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Satire as a form of thought provocation by definition treads a very thin line in terms of acceptability.
What satire needs to do is make people think, by putting forward a message in a humorous way, often by taking a difficult situation to such an extreme that it becomes ludicrous, and humorous simultaneously.
The cardinal sin to be avoided by the satirist is that the message is so crude and badly executed, that the message is utterly buried under the fact that the target is missed by a country mile, and all that remains is hurt, anger, and outrage.
That is the situation here - the target is fine, the execution was appalling, and someone in the editorial department of the BBC should have realised the likely outcome, and stopped this from being transmitted.
Some things are too time-sensitive, too close to real events, or too controversial in terms of cultural denigration.
This output has managed to tick all those boxes.
he BBC needs to get it off-air immediately, and a fulsome apology on in in its place.
The editorial personnel who passed it as fit for broadcast should be re-located to positions where they can no longer inflict this kind of damage on a publicly funded broadcaster.
What satire needs to do is make people think, by putting forward a message in a humorous way, often by taking a difficult situation to such an extreme that it becomes ludicrous, and humorous simultaneously.
The cardinal sin to be avoided by the satirist is that the message is so crude and badly executed, that the message is utterly buried under the fact that the target is missed by a country mile, and all that remains is hurt, anger, and outrage.
That is the situation here - the target is fine, the execution was appalling, and someone in the editorial department of the BBC should have realised the likely outcome, and stopped this from being transmitted.
Some things are too time-sensitive, too close to real events, or too controversial in terms of cultural denigration.
This output has managed to tick all those boxes.
he BBC needs to get it off-air immediately, and a fulsome apology on in in its place.
The editorial personnel who passed it as fit for broadcast should be re-located to positions where they can no longer inflict this kind of damage on a publicly funded broadcaster.
Further to my last post - which crossed with Talbot's link -
//What satire needs to do is make people think, by putting forward a message in a humorous way, often by taking a difficult situation to such an extreme that it becomes ludicrous, and humorous simultaneously.
The cardinal sin to be avoided by the satirist is that the message is so crude and badly executed, that the message is utterly buried under the fact that the target is missed by a country mile, and all that remains is hurt, anger, and outrage. //
Brass Eye is a perfect example of how extreme satire is written and delivered correctly.
//What satire needs to do is make people think, by putting forward a message in a humorous way, often by taking a difficult situation to such an extreme that it becomes ludicrous, and humorous simultaneously.
The cardinal sin to be avoided by the satirist is that the message is so crude and badly executed, that the message is utterly buried under the fact that the target is missed by a country mile, and all that remains is hurt, anger, and outrage. //
Brass Eye is a perfect example of how extreme satire is written and delivered correctly.
Well judging by some of the feedback it hasn't offended some Muslims and that surely has got to be a good thing.
/// A number of Muslims also commented on the piece, defending it and highlighting that they were not offended because it mocks jihadis, not the faith. ///
/// Syed Hussain said: 'I am a Muslim and I am not gonna lie I was laughing so much not because they are mocking Islam (which frankly they are not, as it has nothing to do with Islam) but because they are mocking terrorism. Ignorance is the root cause of all terrorism.' ///
/// Shimul Barak wrote: 'As a Muslim I find this HILARIOUS! Brilliant! The satire is on point highlighting the pathetic ideals of a pathetic group like ISIS.' ///
/// A number of Muslims also commented on the piece, defending it and highlighting that they were not offended because it mocks jihadis, not the faith. ///
/// Syed Hussain said: 'I am a Muslim and I am not gonna lie I was laughing so much not because they are mocking Islam (which frankly they are not, as it has nothing to do with Islam) but because they are mocking terrorism. Ignorance is the root cause of all terrorism.' ///
/// Shimul Barak wrote: 'As a Muslim I find this HILARIOUS! Brilliant! The satire is on point highlighting the pathetic ideals of a pathetic group like ISIS.' ///
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