International Skeptics Forum - View Single Post - Belgian city of Aalst says anti-Semitic parade 'just fun'

theprestige · 24th February 2020, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by smartcooky

This looks more like taking the piss out of Nazis and of anti-semitism

Taking the piss out of something extremely offensive by presenting an extreme example of it is difficult to get right. Also, if your attempt at satire fails, "I was only pretending to be retarded" is almost never going to rescue it.

24th February 2020, 02:31 PM	#19
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49,502	Originally Posted by smartcooky This looks more like taking the piss out of Nazis and of anti-semitism Taking the piss out of something extremely offensive by presenting an extreme example of it is difficult to get right. Also, if your attempt at satire fails, "I was only pretending to be retarded" is almost never going to rescue it.