Harriet Jean Evans takes a look at the social commentary of the past, and explains why she believes it just doesn't matter.
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Gillian Love urges you to vote 'No' to the motion to replace Women's Committee with a 'Gender Equality Committee'.
Appearing unannounced on the Vatican balcony, the religious leader appeared disorientated, swaying slightly as he raised his arms above his head. He shouted something barely audible to the small crowd that had gathered which was later reported as a bizarre invitation: “There’s a party in my vestments, and you’re all invited!”
Disappearing for a few minutes, during which time the crowd below the balcony grew in size and bemusement, the Pope re-emerged with what can only be described as a prophylactic filled with water. Raising the missile above his head, those below backed away, fearing a rather messy end to the evening; before the condom was deployed, however, three figures bustled the Pope away.
After a night of speculation, a Vatican spokesman issued this statement this morning:
“We wish to emphasise that the Catholic Church is in no way condoning the use of contraception. Benedict was rather the worse for wear last night, you know how it is. Got at the Communion wine again. The Church recognises the use of prophylactics for water-based missiles only, if used responsibly.”
Not being funny, but it seems pretty rich to me that people have commented on this persons dating article for being 'too political,' whereas this one has passed them by. I don't get the thinking behind it - the other article was too feminist for them, whereas of course pope-bashing is just fine, as is laughing at YUSU censors. If anything, those articles were MORE political.
Laughing at the pope or yusu isn't politically exclusive though. It's political but not borne from a minority school of thought. Were these articles funny, they'd be funny to a broad range of people, not a few people. The feminist article was niche satire, that was the issue people were talking about, not the fact that it was political in nature.
I wouldn't say feminism is particularly niche, nor is satirisation of gender stereotypes. If anything, I preferred that article - anyone can make a vaguely funny joke about the pope, or YUSU.
(P.S. Like your little snipe: 'were these articles funny...' Meow!)
I am a Catholic....and I find this rather funny!
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