From The New Yorker - "Skateboard Tricks to Seriously Impress the Ladies"

[os89]

Ah, so funnybot from South Park.

[Ocelot]

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Ah, so funnybot from South Park.

you know that's how literally every late night talk show host writes jokes?

it's a flow chart of noun - adjective -> association -> subversion using verbal/situational/dramatic irony

you just fire up the software, throw in trump and whatever current event it is and pick whatever joke works

[t0mmywr1ght3rd]

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Ah, so funnybot from South Park.

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you know that's how literally every late night talk show host writes jokes?

it's a flow chart of noun - adjective -> association -> subversion using verbal/situational/dramatic irony

you just fire up the software, throw in trump and whatever current event it is and pick whatever joke works

this is def how stephen colbert comes up w content

[Ocelot]

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Ah, so funnybot from South Park.

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you know that's how literally every late night talk show host writes jokes?

it's a flow chart of noun - adjective -> association -> subversion using verbal/situational/dramatic irony

you just fire up the software, throw in trump and whatever current event it is and pick whatever joke works

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this is def how stephen colbert comes up w content

mfw puns and shallow ironic takes replace critical thinking

[Deputy Wendell]

This shit is hilarious you plebs
Stick to your little wooden toy mags and leave the thinking to the big boys

[feedmeseymour]

Our writer putting the green light on germs.

[artskool]

I'm a New Yorker subscriber, and that column is always trash.

[JeremyScottofChapman]

Our writer putting the green light on germs.

This made me feel a whole lot better about what he wrote. Thank you.

[botefdunn]

i think i get it....

im pretty sure its making fun of the idea that skateboarders need to take a stand about sexism in their capacity as skateboarders.  the writer wants show us the absurdity of jamming ideology into something as asinine and radically apoltical as the act of skateboarding.  the conclusion is basically its saying shut fuck up and just skate. its very zizek.

I like your generous take on the article, but the basic takeaway for the average reader will be the suggestion that there is something misogynistic about skateboarding. I think it's a very low-grade type of writing that sells itself on the merit of its jargon and perceived expertise, at the clear expense of the subject.

[Ocelot]

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i think i get it....

im pretty sure its making fun of the idea that skateboarders need to take a stand about sexism in their capacity as skateboarders.  the writer wants show us the absurdity of jamming ideology into something as asinine and radically apoltical as the act of skateboarding.  the conclusion is basically its saying shut fuck up and just skate. its very zizek.

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I like your generous take on the article, but the basic takeaway for the average reader will be the suggestion that there is something misogynistic about skateboarding. I think it's a very low-grade type of writing that sells itself on the merit of its jargon and perceived expertise, at the clear expense of the subject.

that was actually a decent take on the article

[botefdunn]

that was actually a decent take on the article

If you're talking about tortfeasor's take, I agree, I find what he says pretty convincing. My argument is based on the idea (just my opinion obviously) that the vast majority of people who read this article will not interpret it in this way. In an academic journal that would be fine, but in the context of something clearly meant for mass consumption, I find it pretty gratuitous.

[tortfeasor]

i just want to clarify; i'm not saying its clear... or particularly good.  i just think that's what hes trying to go for-- and yea i was being generous too the point where i probably gave it too much credit.

The New Yorker is so good at actual journalism.  I love their long form articles-- but the "essay" stuff is terrible. It kind of blows my mind that some of this stuff gets by the editors.   to really go off on a tangent-- when joel stein parted ways with "Time" the new yorker should have been calling him every single day. he would have been an amazing fit. 

[Ocelot]

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that was actually a decent take on the article

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If you're talking about tortfeasor's take, I agree, I find what he says pretty convincing. My argument is based on the idea (just my opinion obviously) that the vast majority of people who read this article will not interpret it in this way. In an academic journal that would be fine, but in the context of something clearly meant for mass consumption, I find it pretty gratuitous.

no I was referring to your take

[Cool Ceith]

i just want to clarify; i'm not saying its clear... or particularly good.  i just think that's what hes trying to go for-- and yea i was being generous too the point where i probably gave it too much credit.

The New Yorker is so good at actual journalism.  I love their long form articles-- but the "essay" stuff is terrible. It kind of blows my mind that some of this stuff gets by the editors.   to really go off on a tangent-- when joel stein parted ways with "Time" the new yorker should have been calling him every single day. he would have been an amazing fit.

I loved Stein's backpage column in Entertainment Weekly 
Shouts & Murmurs is hit-or-miss and continually aggravating, but I've always felt that the Nightlife section's disclaimer is so precious it makes me want to scream.

"Musicians and night-club proprietors lead complicated lives; it's advisable to check in advance to confirm engagements." Gross.