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TopicMichelle Obama reveals daughters were conceived though IVF
Zeus
11/10/18 11:26:49 PM
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Mead posted...
Lol Zeus implying Donald Trump got himself pregnant via IVF


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darkknight109 posted...

Neither Steven Colbert or John Oliver are "the media". They are comedians. Neither of them are journalists, both of them reject that label, and both have separately reacted in horror at the idea of being treated as a news source. Their job isn't to report the news, it's to provide funny commentary on the news (Colbert) or do research pieces on serious issues while dressing them up with comedy (Oliver). Their primary goal is not to inform, it's to make people laugh.


There have been at least a few articles dissecting the "just a comedian" excuse that Jon Stewart and his ilk falls behind when challenged. Like it or not, guys like Stewart and Oliver *are* media rather than just comedians. Colbert was somewhat more of a gray area, but he still ran a news program until leaving it for a late night show host which is more in the comedy camp.

_AdjI_ posted...
ITP: Zeus needs to spend more time on the Wikipedia page for IVF.


It's a colorful description but not an inapt one.

_AdjI_ posted...
How on earth do you think that buying into "conspiracy theories" questioning somebody's masculinity is comparable to poking holes in the machoistic boasts of a loudmouthed asshole in terms of how appropriate they are as comedy?


How on earth don't you think the two are comparable when both are discussed heavily and concern a matter of virility?
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