Submitted by ZylonBane t3_zlgixx in nottheonion
ArrestDeathSantis t1_j07oa8g wrote
Reply to comment by wadamday in Adam Sandler wins the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by ZylonBane
I'm not really familiar with Tina Fey's work to be honest, but is she using her work in a politically engaged manner like Mark Twain?
Because that's specifically why I'm defending Mark Twain, he was using his work for equality. He didn't used these words to diminish black people like black faces were used, he used them to promote black people, he used his work that contained some measure of racism to advocate for our rights.
That's completely different than say a modern right wing humorist who makes racist jokes to appeal to a specific audience or to promote a bigoted ideology.
wadamday t1_j07rqrj wrote
From her sitcom 30 Rock and her time at SNL I would say her political engagement is minor, mostly due to the format of those shows. They often make fun of right leaning people/beliefs but it's not very deep. The comedy style is silly and absurd.
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