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Babylon Bee CEO: Mocking the Woke Left and Woke Right - Seth Dillon
Jun 23, 2024
Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, discusses challenges of satire in a censorious environment, controversial humor in animated shows like South Park, navigating platform approval processes, and the role of satire in challenging mainstream narratives in comedy.
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- Satire should aim at ridiculing bad ideas, not relying on support from billionaires.
- Struggle against Big Tech censorship reveals the need to uphold satirical principles despite potential consequences.
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Challenging Bad Ideas in Post-Truth Culture
The podcast explores the need to ridicule bad ideas and not depend on benevolent billionaires for support. It discusses the challenge of creating satire in a politically charged environment, exemplified by a controversial joke about a high-ranking official receiving a 'Woman of the Year' award, leading to a clash between the right's sensitivity and the principles of satire.
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