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Speaking of Satan, I was watching Rush Limbaugh the other day. Doesn't Rush Limbaugh remind you of one of those gay guys who likes to lay in a tub while other men pee on him? Can't you see his fat body in a tub while Reagan, Quayle and Bush just : [pee noise] Just standing around pissing on him, and his piggly-wiggly dick can't get hard. So they call in Barbara Bush :

Bill Hicks#66

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About this quote

What does it mean?
He absurdly compares Rush Limbaugh to a gay man being humiliated, using crude sexual imagery.
In plain terms
He mocks Limbaugh with vulgar, demeaning sexual jokes.
What can you take from it?
Satire can be used to ridicule public figures, but may cross into vulgarity.

Where it applies

  • political commentary
  • discussing media personalities

Putting it to work

  • use exaggeration to critique
  • highlight perceived hypocrisy

Questions to consider

  • When does satire become hate speech?
  • How effective is shock humor in political critique?

Another view

The graphic sexual content can be offensive and distract from any critique.

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