That’s Chappelle’s genius: he is able to use comedy to get the the essential core of something true. And comedy is a form of storytelling quite conducive to that. I think Jesus’ parables did a similar thing: he used stories to illustrate something profoundly true. Whether comedy or parables, the use of story can cut through the intellectualizing of debate…..Sort of makes me wonder what kind of a story can cut through the bullshit and help conservative folks realize the kind of suffering they are causing kids at the border…..
I don’t use facebook, but my dad does. He posted a picture of Superman (the one from when he was a kid) with a caption describing an alien kid that came to America and wound up defending Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
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classic
who knew learning a morality lesson and empathy could be so funny?
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That’s Chappelle’s genius: he is able to use comedy to get the the essential core of something true. And comedy is a form of storytelling quite conducive to that. I think Jesus’ parables did a similar thing: he used stories to illustrate something profoundly true. Whether comedy or parables, the use of story can cut through the intellectualizing of debate…..Sort of makes me wonder what kind of a story can cut through the bullshit and help conservative folks realize the kind of suffering they are causing kids at the border…..
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I don’t use facebook, but my dad does. He posted a picture of Superman (the one from when he was a kid) with a caption describing an alien kid that came to America and wound up defending Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
Cause for pause
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Since you thought there was a morality lesson here and this was funny, I watched the whole thing.
I’m missing the morality in it somehow and don’t find it funny.
Call me a fuddy duddy. 🙂
Be blessed.
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