May I request any and all Qatar world cup -related poster first check out John Oliver's take about that evil spawn of corruption and climate change?
After that, you won't want to post about that QWC!
It's a principle constantly under attack from people who believe that politics must infuse everything, that there can be no arena exempt from enforcing whatever is on top of their agenda.
And that's ok - there are lines in the sand that must be drawn when amicable jousting is no longer an option. For every major tournament the question needs to be asked, has the host or any participating country crossed that line? And be aware that if we say yes; "the line is crossed", we also sully the divine aura to some extent.
The surest way to send a message to FIFA is to hit viewership numbers. Performative outrage will achieve exactly nothing.
Come on.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/21/john-ol...
He is a comedian, isn’t he? So is this comedy or not? I‘m not British and not a native speaker, I can‘t tell.
Also is it necessary to specify "left" when talking about comedy? I can't really think of anyone right-wing who can be called a comedian. Guys like Crowder and Gutfeld are the closest but they kinda struggle with joke construction, material and they paint themselves into a corner (and tbh delegitimize themselves a bit) by their uncritical, fawning adoration of some pretty ridiculous political figures.
People can't even handle sets from Dave Chappelle or Ricky Gervais without calling for a boycott.
None of these guys got suddenly deplatformed, cancelled or boycotted because of a joke. They struggled a bit, made some missteps then blamed their audience and "cancel culture" when it wasn't well received. They can still be funny, but when they're airing their grievances about that (i.e. doing the stuff that the right like) it's obvious, awkward and a bit painful.
If they make people clap instead of laugh, they're probably not that funny.
I dunno, I saw someone complaining about left-wing comedians was curious to hear who might be a right-wing comic.
> Most of what I’ve seen involved material that’s repetitive (how many by now have delivered a variant of the One Conservative Joke - “I identify as an attack helicopter”?) and was designed to make the viewer validated in their right-wing beliefs at the expense of, say, some clueless “libtard” rather than exploring the form at all (ie it’s to make you “clap”).
I agree that validating beliefs makes for boring comedy.
On his case, the social criticism is the true part of while other parts like the self deprecation and random bits of pop culture references (“how many movies has this actor done this year?”) are there as supporting jokes.
Last several have been down in viewship by a lot (and increasing).
I will also not check to see what Kate Winslet's take is.
Now I need to find someplace that streams the world cup.