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had a dream about these two clowns doing bits together back and forth and one clown is getting increasingly sincere in his comedy and he tells the other clown to kiss him so they do and when the other clown pulls back he looks to the audience and goes "it's more than just a joke after all" and then I woke up

“This character’s portrayal is offensive!” And then you look inside and it’s somebody’s lived experience

When a character speaks to you deeply and you identify with them and see all of human complexity unfolding between you and them and then all anybody online can tell you is that they’re Problematique. You people can’t handle more nuance than can be held in a Dixie cup.

turning a big dial labeled "victim" on one end and "perpetrator" on the other back and forth and constantly looking back at the audience for approval