I distinguish between maniacs and crazy people. A maniac will beat 9 people to death with a steel dildo. A crazy person will beat 9 people to death with a steel dildo, but he'll be wearing a Bugs Bunny suit at the time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Uses dark humor to highlight that the act is violent regardless of the costume.
- In plain terms
- The outfit doesn't change the harm of the violence.
- What can you take from it?
- Context doesn't excuse harm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does the setting change whether harm is wrong?
- Why do we laugh at absurd violence?
Another view
It mocks victims by treating violence as a joke.
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