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Humor
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Ricky Gervais Says "Working Classes" Are the Only Group You Can Mock Without "Blowback"

Working-class people are frequently mocked with little backlash, unlike other marginalized groups, reflecting class as an under-recognized power struggle.
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fromwww.london-unattached.com
3 months ago

Entertaining Mr Sloane at Young Vic

The play comes with trigger warnings aplenty child death, rape, suicide, sexual content, violence, and themes of homophobia, sexism and racism, along with a brief mention of antisemitism. Orton based it on the Oedipus myth touching on incest and murder and blackmail for good measure. To turn these subjects into a farce with humour and wit, takes some doing and is partly why Orton's plays, which include Loot and What The Butler Saw, have remained popular.
Arts
Television
fromIndependent
5 months ago

Eilis O'Hanlon: 'The warning was for "sexual scenes". That goes without saying, the first season was about a couple who move in next to swingers'

Trigger warnings on television are becoming excessive and unnecessary.
SF parents
fromIndependent
6 months ago

Why Kevin Barry put Tommy Tiernan in a cave and obsessed with a woman called Elvira Martinez

Kevin Barry humorously questions the necessity of trigger warnings for his play, reflecting a trend in theatres today.
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