Hurtful Satire
Reading this post on the Living Room has given me second thoughts about the Planned Parenthood parody posters linked in this post. I understand the dark, satirical humor of the posters. (My own sense of humor often has quite a dark side.) But I can see where someone might be very hurt by some of them. In fact, some have been hurt. I would never show those posters to someone that I knew had an abortion because I realize it would be hurtful to them. So, what's the solution? Do we get all overly-sensitive and PC and never use dark humor to make a point? Or do we satirize all we want without caring about someone else's pain. Is there an in-between?
Update: Joshua Claybourn has an exhaustive post on this controversy.
Update 2: Victor Lams weighs in and wonders if Christians have lost their ability to appreciate satire. I have to admit that my cynical side that loves satire is at war with my (overly) sensitive side.
Posted by Susan B. at 12:33 AM to Rants & Ruminations