Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Zantron7 OP t1_j7h6ktc wrote

Reply to comment by Starship_Earth_Rider in Wallace and Gromit maker warns UK animators may have to move abroad by Zantron7

I feel it's Oniony in the fact that even children's shows creators have to speak up about how Brexit is fucking them over.

1

Starship_Earth_Rider t1_j7hcsg0 wrote

How so?

2

Zantron7 OP t1_j7hf0qu wrote

It goes to show how deeply pervasive Brexit's rotting effects have been. Were this an article about how the British have become poorer or trade restrictions are harming the economy, that would not be Oniony. But now we are talking about kids missing out on shows that help form their childhood because of Brexit.

1

Starship_Earth_Rider t1_j7hq4z4 wrote

I get that it’s bad, and this is a sign that it’s bad. But in what way does the title of the article sound like a joke, as per the the main concept of the sub?

2

Zantron7 OP t1_j7hqtpb wrote

I always thought of Onion articles as taking elements of truth and putting an absurd / satirical spin on it. I think it's pretty absurd Brexit has gotten to the point where British kids shows need to either go off the air or be made not in Britain

1

Starship_Earth_Rider t1_j7iqrf7 wrote

Your understanding objectively wasn’t wrong, I just feel it is incomplete without the humor present in all of The Onion’s articles.

2