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Originally posted by Dottore
Sorry Nathans Dad - but the point is that satire can be cruel AND funny AND racist - and that is OK. One of the assumptions in satire is that we laugh at one another and nothing is sacred. It is a category of humor - that has been around for many many years (see Jonathan Swift) and which most people get.
You need to distinguish this from a personal attack - based on race - against someone by a public figure.
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I see. So if Richards simply says he was using "satire" then this all goes away?