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Bucky

(53,997 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:22 PM Jun 2014

7 Classic ’90s Toys That Weren’t Fun Anymore After 9/11 (edgy humor)

Actually, it took me a couple of entries before I realized this was satire. Not sure what they're satirizing, but yeesh...

Classic ’90s Toys That Weren’t Fun Anymore After 9/11

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7 Classic ’90s Toys That Weren’t Fun Anymore After 9/11 (edgy humor) (Original Post) Bucky Jun 2014 OP

Well, after September 11th, kentauros Jun 2014 #1

That's pretty clever. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #2

My daughter had 3 Tamagotchis. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2014 #3

They are satirizing grief porn Tom Ripley Jun 2014 #4

wtf is grief porn? n/t orleans Jun 2014 #5

darkly weird. i liked the contrasts. n/t orleans Jun 2014 #6

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

1. Well, after September 11th,

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:35 PM

Jun 2014

I did take my negativland "CARBOMB" sticker off of my car. And I used to see them around town every now and then, but rarely to none after that time.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,833 posts)

2. That's pretty clever.

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:53 PM

Jun 2014

And I think what they may be satirizing are all these 'list' articles that fill up space on magazine sites where 30% of the list supports the premise and the remaining 70% is a huuuuge stretch. The worst are the ones staged as a slide show just so they can pump up the site's hit count.