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(cont.) Audiences laughed and did not expect any political message. But the humor in question made them receptive to the campaigns that led to the persecution, ostracism, and extermination of Jews.
— Oct 27, 2022 10:38PM
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The distorted image of Jewishness at the center of Robert and Bertram’s comic plot was not just a reflection of crude beer-tent anti-Semitism. It was part of a coolly planned, larger strategy. A seemingly harmless comedy was a far more effective means of infusing poisonous propaganda than the weekly newsreels. (cont.)
— Oct 27, 2022 10:37PM
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Holy fuck is this book hard hitting on the “jokes are never just jokes when they’re aimed at the marginalized”. Antisemtic “humour” was a primer for the holocaust.
— Oct 27, 2022 10:31PM