Discussing and qualifying a person or group of people's "media literacy" treads on some pretty dangerous ground. It's rather arrogant to view a particular work of art and internalize it as "I can consume this responsibility because I have acheived a level of literacy, intelligence or understanding that most other people have not, and, as such, it is my responsibility to monitor the content of this atrist or medium to protect those who do not share my level of literacy from its harmful influences." Not only is such a view point loaded with self importance, but its also extremely condescending to other people.
I don’t think Danielle Riendeau or the Idle Thumbs crew meant to sound that way, but I had a similar reaction of frustration with the conversation. It did sound (unintentionally) elitist to me, too. I think dissecting humor is extremely difficult, and I don't think a candid podcast is the place to get honed arguments for any position.
Idle Thumbs 152: Piercing the Fourth Dimension
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I don’t think Danielle Riendeau or the Idle Thumbs crew meant to sound that way, but I had a similar reaction of frustration with the conversation. It did sound (unintentionally) elitist to me, too. I think dissecting humor is extremely difficult, and I don't think a candid podcast is the place to get honed arguments for any position.