I was watching an episode of the Colbert Report the other night and it occurred to me once again how Steve Colbert get's away with the shit he does. I have to hand it to comedy geniuses like Steven Colbert, and Jon Stewart, and their writing teams. They know how to get a good message out while engaging their audiences. Even when it comes to describing the otherwise maddening depressing details, and stereotypical histories often associated with individuals, government officials, or other inept, or corrupt people or practices.
There's a lesson to be learned here. Being that funny, or silly allows you to get away with things that otherwise might get you sued, taken off the air, or worse. Look at the Simpson's as an example. You can hardly take a cartoon character seriously, but often they're the ones paraphrasing many unspoken truths for our culture as a whole. In just a few telling sentences disguised as humor, they often speak volumes for the rest of us.
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