http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/
the range of responses to this website on the letters page is astonishing. the interslice is a bizarre thing. not only do you need to figure out whether a website like this is intended as satire or not, you also have to wonder whether the people writing comments to sally and johnny really mean what they say. when you can anonymously make any comment you'd like, it's just as easy to write what you really feel as it is to write inflammatory nonsense just to piss people off.
it's like trolling, but it could also be a sort of satirical response to satire. in that context, though, it's often impossible to tell the difference between the two. satire that can't be recognised as satire may defeat itself, but in the case of letters to sally and johnny, stupid abuse (genuine or troll) may actually support the point that they're trying to make.
so, maybe pretending to be a bigot in a way that makes people really dislike you is a Good Thing. ...but, am i really serious about that?
Posted by wadsbone at November 10, 2002 01:43 AMit's thought provoking at least. thats always good - especially when dealing with sensitive important topics. but i know what you mean. there is something very detached about it and thats unsettling.
Posted by: Alec Eiffel at November 16, 2002 09:18 AM