'Gun control proponents don’t necessarily have to emulate the NRA and, say, launch a TV network. The article starts out gloomy, but actually has a pro - active ending. And by the way, look how cool guns are and how powerful they make you feel!' Let me repeat: No, not cool! Terrorists and criminals lurk everywhere and you need to know how to defend yourself. Every minute, the network pumps out a message that can be delivered regardless of external events: Liberal elites want to take away your guns and freedom. But it’s a window into the culture that the NRA has nurtured for decades. Third, even more bad news: the NRA has its own television station:īy Bill Scher From the article: 'NRATV is a new piece of the puzzle, having been launched only in late 2016. Well if by 'beige' he means 'unimaginative,' okay. It’s the color beige in joke form.'' Clean, bland, acceptable, beige? I think we found the world’s cleanest, blandest, most internationally accepted joke. In an interview, Wiseman says he doesn’t think it’s all that great either. Despite all that, guess what? This joke is not even remotely funny.įrom the article: ' If you didn’t fall over laughing, don’t feel too bad. I've taken classes on the theory of humor and satire, right? I know about context, timing, frustrated expectation (Aristotle) and derision (Plato). What? No, not funny! But apparently that's what the what the survey respondents voted as funniest joke. Taylor saves the 'best' joke for last, and it's about one man shooting another one with a gun. Right after reading the above article, which is mostly about anger, I read this one about humor: They have the respect of their peers and their communities.' Why it is that guys with guns are seen as cool?

Women are all eager to have sex with them.

You can probably think of many off the top of your head-John Wayne, Indiana Jones or James Bond come immediately to mind. We live in a culture that worships men with guns. My friend and colleague Rebecca requested that everyone read this article, and I second her request:īy Jennifer Wright From the article: 'So let’s start talking about the culture of toxic masculinity that makes men believe they should get a gun and shoot people with it. By Ethel Gilmour (1940 - 2008) ~ Medellin, Colombiaįirst, some bad news.

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