(the answer is obviously 'no', but there's no shortage of self-righteous windbag asswipes who can't wait for the next opportunity to be indignant about something meaningless)

http://hypeline.org/too-far-the-onions-instagram-posts-picture-parodying-military-funerals/

Too far? The Onion’s Instagram posts picture parodying military funerals

The Onion is beloved for its satire. It has, according to some, gone too far with some subjects.

The most recent example of this is the latest Instagram post on The Onion’s account. The picture shows a family receiving the American flag after it has been folded into a triangle; this is a common tradition at military funerals.

Look:



The post was first put on Clickhole, which is run by The Onion and is supposed to parody internet click-bait. The response to the post has been overwhelming negative.

Contains graphic language:

@TheOnion real class act. Have some fucken respect. pic.twitter.com/ysYR1vrEOc
— tyler krieger (@tylerkrieger) May 5, 2016

@TheOnion needs to explain why they thought this shit was funny. pic.twitter.com/s49dvXMHjZ
— Carlos Williams (@Smart_Sapper12B) May 5, 2016

.@TheOnion crossed the wrong line w/this @instagram post. If you agree, email mmcavoy@theonion.com pic.twitter.com/2ngmtkL6Sb
— Sam Kille (@samkille) May 5, 2016

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The answer is no. The Onion can do no wrong.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Satire cannot go to far and at the same time it was ill advised

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Have some fucken respect!

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Freedom is our Strength.

That's an arguably sensible critique. Apparently it's too nuanced for some.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Agreed. It's shitty, horrible and ill advised, buy hey, this is America.

If you don't like it move to North Korea or enroll at your nearest SJW University.

If they were going to do something incredibly offensive, they should at least try to make it funny.

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You know me like that.

What exactly is being satirized here?

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Yes yes. I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.

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that's pretty fucking stupid.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

This was dumb, ill-advised, and not funny.

The Onion will apologize, it will be forgotten about by next week, and they will keep on keepin' on.

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Not a mult.

Buzzfeed, Upworthy, sites that propagate dumb memes.

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Seriously?

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Yes, seriously. Do you not know what Clickhole is?

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I do not.

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don't think Seacrest visits sites with "hole" in the addy

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Dunno, is Quvenzhane Wallis really a Caller Bob or no?

The Clickhole choose your own adventures are fun.

http://www.clickhole.com/clickventure/y ... -tr-2828#1,

You are the bouncer at the trendiest bar in town... can you keep the riff raff out?

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

http://www.clickhole.com/clickventure/y ... r-ste-4278

Can you eat more oysters than Don Draper and Roger Sterling?

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Yea, its not a matter of going too far. Its a matter of that not being funny or making sense at all in any way.


Clickhole fell victim to what they parody. They just had nothing and threw some bullshit up there as many of the Buzzfeed type sites do.


Anyway, Clickhole is not working out. Starwipe is way better

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Most salient point the Onion has made in a long time, I dont expect much more where this came from.

Most salient point the Onion has made in a long time, I dont expect much more where this came from.

But then why give a shit? There's countless things posted on the internet every day that aren't funny and/or are pointless.

There are no sacred cows when it comes to satire, nor should their be. As Don said, anyone who thinks The Onion is horrible for this is just looking for reasons to be outraged. Anything past dolphin's ill advised comment is just silly nonsense.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

?

It didnt parody click bait. It didnt parody anything. Its not even a joke.


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That's at least kinda what Buzzfeed etc looks like

Of course.

I dont give a shit at all beyond saying "Be funnier"

I save my outrage for Dunkin Donut employees

and Drake

Oh you bet it parodied the hell out of the internet outrage machine that traffics in pushing offensive content to the front for the purpose of creating controversy and honing in DEM CLICKS.

If you know Clickhole, they didnt think that far ahead.