Well, would this joke have worked as Malcolm X’s Only Fans? Would anybody have bothered to message a friend to share that Warpigs username? There’s no connection to what Parks is known for, no parody or subversion of expectations, other than the transgression of presenting a respected, famous person as a low-status sex worker. And it only works for a woman.
(OTOH, Henry Kissinger’s Only Fans might work based on the incongruity of anybody thinking of such a ghoul in a sexual context.)
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Well, would this joke have worked as Malcolm X’s Only Fans? Would anybody have bothered to message a friend to share that Warpigs username? There’s no connection to what Parks is known for, no parody or subversion of expectations, other than the transgression of presenting a respected, famous person as a low-status sex worker. And it only works for a woman.
(OTOH, Henry Kissinger’s Only Fans might work based on the incongruity of anybody thinking of such a ghoul in a sexual context.)
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
Oh i see what you mean. Although i think there are some male historical figures that a similar joke might work for:
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Yeah, that one is dark humor.