Robert Crumb -- The Master
March 31, 2005 8:53 AM Subscribe
The Guardian has created an entire section on their web site dedicated to Robert Crumb, everyone's most loved/hated cartoonist and the star of Terry Zwigoff's amazing 1994 documentary "Crumb." Its well worth a look.
Interviewer: What are the purposes of satire? Crumb: To give us all relief from these taboos and these nervous tensions where things can't be talked about. So humor and satire are a safety valve for releasing these nervous tensions. But there's such a thing as cruel humor. A lot of old time humor is based on making fun of some ethnic group - it's not so funny for us any more.
And in case you're in the dark on who R. Crumb is, try this.
Interviewer: What are the purposes of satire? Crumb: To give us all relief from these taboos and these nervous tensions where things can't be talked about. So humor and satire are a safety valve for releasing these nervous tensions. But there's such a thing as cruel humor. A lot of old time humor is based on making fun of some ethnic group - it's not so funny for us any more.
And in case you're in the dark on who R. Crumb is, try this.
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So sorry -- I'm new to this. I checked the past few days for any mention of Crumb and found nothing. I'll be more careful in the future.
posted by JPowers at 9:09 AM on March 31, 2005
posted by JPowers at 9:09 AM on March 31, 2005
Serena Williams was on Oprah yesterday, but she didn't talk too much about her 'bionic butt.' Crumb is the man!
posted by fixedgear at 9:10 AM on March 31, 2005
posted by fixedgear at 9:10 AM on March 31, 2005
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