> These people use the classic tactic of saying something insanely outlandish, and when they are called out on it, they just use the "I was obviously sarcastic" card.
So, like, the 'Saturday Night Live Card'?
So, like, the 'Saturday Night Live Card'?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_within_a_story
Yiannopoulos consistently billed himself as a provocateur, little different from a Coulter or Maher.
People have been blending news, entertainment, and polemic together for centuries and it's not going to stop because some people want to codify rules of Serious Journalism and impose them universally across the Internet.