Presented as though it’s a direct quotation from him. Yet when I search I can’t find that text anywhere; unsurprising since it seems unlikely he’d say that.
Presented without any link to what he *has* said which is being paraphrased.
Many people seeing that image will assume a direct quote is being presented. Many more who initially realise it’s not, will nevertheless remember it as though it were.
I despise this tactic when it’s used by people whom I disagree with. It becomes no more ethical when used in a good cause.
Samantha Vimes
Please, anyone with half a brain– which I realize could exclude you, Ben– is familiar with the rhetorical device *as* a non-literal statement of what is being implied by someone/someone’s organization saying or doing something.
I believe this is probably in reference to people getting their ability to post blocked for “violating community standards”… as Facebook has a history of doing that to breast feeding moms, while pro-rape groups exist as “humor pages”.
Emily Vicendese
It is SUPER obvious this is not, and is not meant to be taken as, an actual quote.
Holms
It’s pretty obvious yes, but all the same I would err on the side of avoiding the resemblance by putting it in a speech bubble and wording it as if it were a personal statement of his.
So then satire shouldn’t include parody versions of Donald Trump or Sarah Palin? Tina Fey should have refused to do her Sarah Palin because she was so good at it and such a likeness?
Come on. It’s obviously satire.
John the Drunkard
Oh, never underestimate the capacity of Americans to fail to recognize satire. It WOULD be nice to link to some of his more ghastly pronouncements. Or to examples of bizarre censorship.
Ben Finney
Yes, it’s satire. With no reference to what *actual* things Zuckerberg has said, to see how close his actual expressed position is to that satire.
Samantha Vimes
The problem is, it’s actions that are being turned into words, not words being changed into words.
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8 responses to “Tell us more, Zuckerberg”
Presented as though it’s a direct quotation from him. Yet when I search I can’t find that text anywhere; unsurprising since it seems unlikely he’d say that.
Presented without any link to what he *has* said which is being paraphrased.
Many people seeing that image will assume a direct quote is being presented. Many more who initially realise it’s not, will nevertheless remember it as though it were.
I despise this tactic when it’s used by people whom I disagree with. It becomes no more ethical when used in a good cause.
Please, anyone with half a brain– which I realize could exclude you, Ben– is familiar with the rhetorical device *as* a non-literal statement of what is being implied by someone/someone’s organization saying or doing something.
I believe this is probably in reference to people getting their ability to post blocked for “violating community standards”… as Facebook has a history of doing that to breast feeding moms, while pro-rape groups exist as “humor pages”.
It is SUPER obvious this is not, and is not meant to be taken as, an actual quote.
It’s pretty obvious yes, but all the same I would err on the side of avoiding the resemblance by putting it in a speech bubble and wording it as if it were a personal statement of his.
So then satire shouldn’t include parody versions of Donald Trump or Sarah Palin? Tina Fey should have refused to do her Sarah Palin because she was so good at it and such a likeness?
Come on. It’s obviously satire.
Oh, never underestimate the capacity of Americans to fail to recognize satire. It WOULD be nice to link to some of his more ghastly pronouncements. Or to examples of bizarre censorship.
Yes, it’s satire. With no reference to what *actual* things Zuckerberg has said, to see how close his actual expressed position is to that satire.
The problem is, it’s actions that are being turned into words, not words being changed into words.