http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/ To sleep, perchance to dream Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4427 steve Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:12:29 +0000 http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4427 I am not sure if it is great satire, but it is done very well. Great satire uses irony and over the top exaggeration to ridicule its target. This site is so believable that it's hard to tell it is satire - that is the subtly you referred to. I think it's getting harder to satirize these people because any exaggeration of their beliefs becomes fact at some point. It almost feels like reality has become satire - kind of sad, scary, and hilarious at at the same time. I am not sure if it is great satire, but it is done very well. Great satire uses irony and over the top exaggeration to ridicule its target. This site is so believable that it’s hard to tell it is satire - that is the subtly you referred to. I think it’s getting harder to satirize these people because any exaggeration of their beliefs becomes fact at some point. It almost feels like reality has become satire - kind of sad, scary, and hilarious at at the same time.

]]> http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4426 Taylor Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:42:58 +0000 http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4426 Hey, it is brilliant satire, very subtle until you realize that is from the Landover Baptist folks, a ton of people have been fooled. Lord knows I was a first until I researched the 'author' then I laughed myself ill. It is still funny as all get out that some folks think it is true and continue to 'argue' with the commenters/bloggers who are in on the joke. Hey, it is brilliant satire, very subtle until you realize that is from the Landover Baptist folks, a ton of people have been fooled. Lord knows I was a first until I researched the ‘author’ then I laughed myself ill. It is still funny as all get out that some folks think it is true and continue to ‘argue’ with the commenters/bloggers who are in on the joke.

]]> http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4422 steve Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:41:47 +0000 http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4422 You are correct, I was initially deceived -- and I am no more worked up then I usually am, but thanks. There have been a few other recent examples of <a href="#990000" rel="nofollow">ministers calling for imprecatory prayers</a> recently, I choose this one because it seemed concise - my mistake. Sorry. You are correct, I was initially deceived — and I am no more worked up then I usually am, but thanks. There have been a few other recent examples of ministers calling for imprecatory prayers recently, I choose this one because it seemed concise - my mistake. Sorry.

]]> http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4421 Taylor Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:29:08 +0000 http://www.sleepycatz.com/2007/08/19/blessed-are-the-hateful/#comment-4421 I hate to break it to you but that site is satire, even says so in the legal notice. So I wouldn't get too worked up over it. I hate to break it to you but that site is satire, even says so in the legal notice. So I wouldn’t get too worked up over it.

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