Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: We’ve all gotten a good laugh out of it at one point or another, haven’t we? The ...

We’ve all gotten a good laugh out of it at one point or another, haven’t we? The witty barb aimed at one, joined in by many, that feels so good — unless you're the intended target. Writing for the BBC, Alex Taylor tells the story of how young people have accosted him on the street, shouting “Timmy,” because they think it’s funny that he, like the disabled character on “South Park,” is in a wheelchair. “The irony is,” Taylor writes, “that the character Timmy is presented with warmth in ‘South Park’ and given character depth by co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. An equal in the show’s unflinching satire, his disability isn’t necessarily the butt of the joke.” But in real life and online, the joke is old and stale. https://flip.it/6DJDME
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