Nothing about the premise of it being satire. I just thought the article itself was dumb. Could have been written better IMO.What is dumb about a satire website posting a satire article?
Nothing about the premise of it being satire. I just thought the article itself was dumb. Could have been written better IMO.What is dumb about a satire website posting a satire article?
I'd bet their household is like that Will Ferrell sketch about the dysfunctional family dinner and it's not close.
I mean it was Satire... Honestly, I think they nailed it.
The fact that they expected that a site like WRNL, who lives neck deep in targeted humor and satire 365 days a year, would be intimidated by their demand to take the article down is the most hilarious part to me.Thing is satire, even bad satire, is generally protected against libel judgements but satire is not a protection against people bringing suit against you. The point of many (most?) libel suits seems to be more about punishing or intimidating via cost to defend cases the plaintiff really can't win.
As with most things WRNL, the response is 100x funnier than the actual article.
Careful, I've been getting bombarded with "Dumb" ratings all morning for saying things like this.That's kind of where I'm at. The article really isn't funny at all, but U of I taking the time to address something that's obvious satire is a bit funny.
The fact that they expected that a site like WRNL, who lives neck deep in targeted humor and satire 365 days a year, would be intimidated by their demand to take the article down is the most hilarious part to me.
I actually didn't like this one. Iowa hasn't even played in the first round of the Big 10 Tourney since like 2018. High school burnouts lands though, good line."While Connor’s initial refusal to move away from home to the University of Iowa’s sprawling, dull campus filled with high school burnouts and first-round Big Ten Tournament losses remains unclear"
This partial sentence is making me laugh!
Careful, I've been getting bombarded with "Dumb" ratings all morning for saying things like this.
The response from Iowa is why people make fun of Iowa.
Slapp SuitsThing is satire, even bad satire, is generally protected against libel judgements but satire is not a protection against people bringing suit against you. The point of many (most?) libel suits seems to be more about punishing or intimidating via cost to defend cases the plaintiff really can't win.
Now THAT is funny.
it wasn’t their funniest work but the line about how Connor gets one, cold hug from Fran a year was VERY funny.