Bloggers overblowing "Bullardgate"

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Bloggers overblowing "Bullardgate"

Satire: Blending criticism and humor to expose a fault or problem; often used ironically.

David Bullard, a noted South African columnist specialising in satire, had a dig at bloggers. There has been a major sense of humour failure [1], and there is a full on multi-blog, distributed flame war going on against the guy. I guess this is why satirists aim for the holy cows: the response is so much fun.

[1] Personally, I rarely find Bullard's satire funny.

Monday, May 7. 2007
Posted by Dominic White in Politics
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#1 khumbulani mphofu wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Monday, May 7. 2007
fair is fair methinks, if you think about Bullard's column as an old media blog (print blog) then its only fair that he would express himself the way he sees that his chosen medium allows, just like any web 2.0 bloggozen does with his own. The bytesized attacks on his rant were indeed overblown, but isn't that because of the easy accessibility of the blogosphere media space that has allowed for immediate rebuttals? He's an old guy, huffing at the competition. He'll come around.
 
#1.1 Dominic White wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Tuesday, May 8. 2007
No, you have it all wrong. The attacks are unwarrented, because he is a satirist, and the bloggers flipping their lid don't seem to understand what a satirist is. I've wanted to write in about something Bullard has said several times, but then I go "Oh wait, he's joking, what's his deeper point?"
 
#2 Anne (Reply)
Posted on Tuesday, May 8. 2007
Finally, someone calls it like it is. Hey everyone: Bullard writes a satiric column. It's his job to be an arse and to be controversial. And, btw, I don't find him funny either.
 

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