so when nazi skinheads started showing up at dead kennedys concerts, in part bc of nazi imagery in the punk scene in general and in part bc of the dead kennedys’ satirical use of fascist imagery in places like kill the poor and the california uber alles video, they didn’t brush it off with “well it’s SATIRE and it’s not our fault they don’t get it! this isn’t our problem!”; they wrote nazi punks fuck off to 1) make the nazis who had look ridiculous and 2) make it clear they were unwelcome at their shows.
when someone’s response to being called out on their bullshit is “it’s satire and I don’t need to address people who misunderstand it!”, that’s a deliberate choice they’re making. they have other options.
I think what I’m trying to get at is if nazis, alt-righters, or whatever losers like something you make, you can and probably should take responsibility for that. Even if it’s satire, if it was taken the wrong way, whatever. You can close your ears, you can make fun of people who hate your work because nazis love it since you don’t think the nazis are your problem, or you can use your work, the same work they love, to tell them to fuck off.
My dad has me and my mom on a text thread, and he keeps sending us imgur posts about bunnies and squirrels. So wholesome
me: “The entrance of my hometown has a shrimp boat sitting in the main street. At Christmas theres a shrimper Santa and alligators pulling him instead of reindeer.”
others: “what?!”
me:
Cajun Santa, bring me the gumbo and buckets of mud bugs
We all are stardust 