PhilGoetz comments on Manufacturing prejudice - Less Wrong

24 Post author: PhilGoetz 03 April 2011 05:26PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 02 April 2011 09:20:15PM 2 points [-]

Interesting. One difference is that Randy Newman's song was about prejudice against short people. The South Park episode, and ginger-baiting on Demotivators or other humor websites, is, I think, about prejudice against blacks and other races. Its message condemns prejudice against blacks - not prejudice against red-heads.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 02 April 2011 10:01:26PM 1 point [-]

Another difference is that the South Park show had a call to action, and "Short People" didn't.