AWAD: Suffragist
Comedy Central's The Man Show ran a famous skit in which co-hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla set up a booth in a market and asked people to sign a petition to end women's suffrage. Of course, people signed in droves: they thought they were ending women's suffering.
More suffragist hilarity ensues in this 2012 presidential election video. The man with the microphone asks people in the street, "Is Obama a Keynesian?" They make quick work of the Birther. "No, he's an American!"
The question is not whether women should have the right to vote. The question is whether voting--which H.L. Mencken called an "advance auction of stolen goods"--confers legitimacy to acts we otherwise deem criminal. In this respect at least, I'd say Saudi Arabia and the Vatican are on to something.
More suffragist hilarity ensues in this 2012 presidential election video. The man with the microphone asks people in the street, "Is Obama a Keynesian?" They make quick work of the Birther. "No, he's an American!"
The question is not whether women should have the right to vote. The question is whether voting--which H.L. Mencken called an "advance auction of stolen goods"--confers legitimacy to acts we otherwise deem criminal. In this respect at least, I'd say Saudi Arabia and the Vatican are on to something.
posted by Tony at 7:38 PM
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