Like I said in class, with comedy, intent is everything. Shows like Family Guy I believe have the intent of offending people, they want to turn your head. Sometimes its for shock value, but other times it can be constructive, pointing out the flaws in society as Victoria said. With people like Daniel Tosh, especially on his TV show, it's nothing but flat out racism, completely unforgiving with no underlying message. This is when comedy becomes nothing more than a vehicle to support racist thought. Cho crafted her comedy beautifully. She incorporated our racist tendencies, but did a great job in explaining the faults in this thought. Her race plays a large part in why she is able to delve into these ideas in my opinion. People are less offended when they see a Chinese person making fun of Chinese culture than a white or black person doing it. People see it as an attack when one race belittles another, but when someone within a race pokes fun at their culture, it is seen as fine.
Samuel Roux, Post 1
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