The Lost Art of the Apology
“What is political correctness? It’s an often clumsy negotiation towards a kind of all-inclusive language. Now, there are all sorts of problems with it, but it’s better than what we had before.” – British comedian Stewart Lee I hesitate to wade into the recent Laugh It Off / Jays Jays saga, mostly because […]
We’re Not Laughing!
South African satire merchants Laugh it Off, can go fuck themselves. Three days ago, the art and culture website Mahala published an open letter from Laugh It Off directed at clothing company Jay Jays. Jay Jays was accused of having copied one of Laugh It Off’s T-shirt designs, the one that plays with the […]
Suckers
Suckers (in Six Sentences) Jacques Visser was a fourth generation leech-man. For more than 110 years, the Vissers had harvested leeches from the swamps of St. Lucia, and had developed a reputation amongst the South African medical community for quality bloodletting. Unfortunately, when it came time for Jacques to take over the family enterprise, bloodletting […]