Just a shoutout to the admin of this community for recognizing satire from hack bullshit.

  • @[email protected]
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    2222 hours ago

    Oddly the headline the other day about Tate was not terrible though they couldn’t help themselves to not be anti-Islamic.

    “ Conservatism Saved As Muslim Sex Trafficker Brought Back To U.S.”

    • Rhynoplaz
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      821 hours ago

      That could be to make it extra ironic.

      American conservatives are typically anti Islam, so it puts a point on how strange it is that they would support him.

      But, I wouldn’t rule out that they were using it derogatorily, either. Especially if it’s a trend with them, I’m not familiar with the site.

      • @[email protected]
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        1021 hours ago

        The Babylon Bee is the conservative equivalent of The Onion. They mention he’s Muslim because they have an issue with that though I believe Tate converted because it is a misogynistic faith in his view.

        • Rhynoplaz
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          520 hours ago

          Oh. Forget what I said then. They’re just assholes.

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    1422 hours ago

    It’s a shame really-- the Bee started out with some decent satire but they got sold and went full con dumbass. Early example of an article:

    In 2017, Hurricane Harvey battered Houston, Texas, causing widespread flooding. In that context, The Babylon Bee satirically criticized televangelist Joel Osteen with a headline that read: “Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston to Pass Out Copies Of Your Best Life Now”.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babylon_Bee#History