by Corby the Comedy Critic » Wed Apr 23, 2003 12:10 pm
OK, the AP impression was a bit on the analytical side rather than a straight persiflage, but that can be excused because it made me chuckle nonetheless.
The other two fail entirely.
Al has no beef with Emily per se (and there are no indications that he would hold a grudge over any length of time). He has entitlement issues and feels equally threatened by anyone who he thinks doesn't share his take on his version of reality. To me he personifies everything the world loves to hate about the US of A.
And Jacek's trolling is way more sophisticated and therefore more insidious than this. Think of his elaborate argument about petit-bourgeois art reception that he threw in AC's face. It only had a chance of hurting its target because it came off as believable. For the exchange about muslim women he rode the popular wave of treehugging save-the-whales type of compassion, which again let him superficially appear sincere. Sure, there's the whole Risotto class of stunts which flies in the face of his other trolling, but that can't really detract from the cunning he otherwise displays.
For both, Al and JP, you'll have to actually slip into their frame of mind to pull off a successful troll parody. Just hamming on the outward symptoms won't be good enough.
OK, the AP impression was a bit on the analytical side rather than a straight persiflage, but that can be excused because it made me chuckle nonetheless.
The other two fail entirely.
Al has no beef with Emily per se (and there are no indications that he would hold a grudge over any length of time). He has entitlement issues and feels equally threatened by anyone who he thinks doesn't share his take on his version of reality. To me he personifies everything the world loves to hate about the US of A.
And Jacek's trolling is way more sophisticated and therefore more insidious than this. Think of his elaborate argument about petit-bourgeois art reception that he threw in AC's face. It only had a chance of hurting its target because it came off as believable. For the exchange about muslim women he rode the popular wave of treehugging save-the-whales type of compassion, which again let him superficially appear sincere. Sure, there's the whole Risotto class of stunts which flies in the face of his other trolling, but that can't really detract from the cunning he otherwise displays.
For both, Al and JP, you'll have to actually slip into their frame of mind to pull off a successful troll parody. Just hamming on the outward symptoms won't be good enough.