sure you could read the 'Bluesky doesn't do irreverence' think-piece
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
things are only looking üp
and by things, we mean everyone, because the inevitable has happened and the hog now has height as well as width
and by things, we mean everyone, because the inevitable has happened and the hog now has height as well as width
November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
sure you could read the 'Bluesky doesn't do irreverence' think-piece
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
or you could explore our rigorously scientific series of posts making a 19th-century hog get progressively bigger
Wrote about the peculiar new rhetorical combination of earnestness and irreverence.
The massive No Kings protests may mark a new American political posture | Moira Donegan
The massive No Kings protests may mark a new American political posture | Moira Donegan
The violence Republicans seemed to want did not materialize. Instead the event showcased liberal-democratic consensus
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wrote about the peculiar new rhetorical combination of earnestness and irreverence.
But he is handling this with the same irreverence and egomania as in the past - I will not be defending him.
3/3
3/3
May 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
But he is handling this with the same irreverence and egomania as in the past - I will not be defending him.
3/3
3/3
"Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
If the movie was called He-Man Abridged I wouldn't be saying any of what I'm saying.
Quips are fine. Irreverence is fine.
MotU does it *too much*.
Quips are fine. Irreverence is fine.
MotU does it *too much*.
Not trying to start a fight, just have a conversation.
Something has always felt off to me about folks online complaining about irony, quips, & lack of sincerity as if it’s something we are allowed to do but NOT Hollywood movies.
The creator of YuGiOh: The Abridged Series is saying this:
Something has always felt off to me about folks online complaining about irony, quips, & lack of sincerity as if it’s something we are allowed to do but NOT Hollywood movies.
The creator of YuGiOh: The Abridged Series is saying this:
Masters of the Universe opens with narration by He-Man who stops while explaining that the sword that gives him his power is called the Sword of Power and he goes
“(Scoff) Yeah. I know.”
This movie should go to fuckin jail.
“(Scoff) Yeah. I know.”
This movie should go to fuckin jail.
July 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If the movie was called He-Man Abridged I wouldn't be saying any of what I'm saying.
Quips are fine. Irreverence is fine.
MotU does it *too much*.
Quips are fine. Irreverence is fine.
MotU does it *too much*.
did you follow for the irreverence be honest
January 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
did you follow for the irreverence be honest
1) The failure mode of "clever" is "asshole."
2) Too many people mistake irreverence for cleverness.
2) Too many people mistake irreverence for cleverness.
December 3, 2024 at 2:30 AM
1) The failure mode of "clever" is "asshole."
2) Too many people mistake irreverence for cleverness.
2) Too many people mistake irreverence for cleverness.
What the Epstein scandal needs is a little of South Park's trademark irreverence for both sides to enjoy. Omg they killed Jeffrey! It writes itself folks
July 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What the Epstein scandal needs is a little of South Park's trademark irreverence for both sides to enjoy. Omg they killed Jeffrey! It writes itself folks
the thing this movie got completely right was the feeling of playing D&D with a good group of people
at the core of every successful party is a group of irreverent fuckasses who are ready to lean in and embrace dramatic and emotional moments but never lose sight of that irreverence
at the core of every successful party is a group of irreverent fuckasses who are ready to lean in and embrace dramatic and emotional moments but never lose sight of that irreverence
The amount of FUCK YES this movie provides cannot be discounted, nor understated. The flick knows *precisely* what it's doing at any given moment but I promise you: it is the FUCK YES factor that gives this bad boy its shine.
Let's feel that light -- that glow -- tonight. Right now.
...say fuck yes.
Let's feel that light -- that glow -- tonight. Right now.
...say fuck yes.
March 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the thing this movie got completely right was the feeling of playing D&D with a good group of people
at the core of every successful party is a group of irreverent fuckasses who are ready to lean in and embrace dramatic and emotional moments but never lose sight of that irreverence
at the core of every successful party is a group of irreverent fuckasses who are ready to lean in and embrace dramatic and emotional moments but never lose sight of that irreverence
i've gotta hand it to him, acting like an entire nation's population are a monolith to be treated with irreverence is probably the most british thing you can do
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
i've gotta hand it to him, acting like an entire nation's population are a monolith to be treated with irreverence is probably the most british thing you can do
At a previous job I once won a company award for "irreverence"
what are some absurd work situations you can share?
once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate.
he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate.
he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
July 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM
At a previous job I once won a company award for "irreverence"
Getting the results of the MRI on my head today and I'm really curious to see how non sequiturs and pithy irreverence show up on diagnostic imaging.
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Getting the results of the MRI on my head today and I'm really curious to see how non sequiturs and pithy irreverence show up on diagnostic imaging.
when was the last time suda put out a Great Game. not like an ok action game that’s also (reviewer voice) full of that trademark Suda51 irreverence.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
when was the last time suda put out a Great Game. not like an ok action game that’s also (reviewer voice) full of that trademark Suda51 irreverence.
As much as fascists despise “cultural elites,” they crave the prestige and relevance the arts can bestow on its patrons. Moreover, they fear the arts community as a hotbed of irreverence, dissent, and nonconformism.
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
As much as fascists despise “cultural elites,” they crave the prestige and relevance the arts can bestow on its patrons. Moreover, they fear the arts community as a hotbed of irreverence, dissent, and nonconformism.
we cannot be talking about an actual felony child sex offense with the same irreverence as someone's controversial wolship
May 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
we cannot be talking about an actual felony child sex offense with the same irreverence as someone's controversial wolship
That's great. Irreverence as policy.
October 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
That's great. Irreverence as policy.
we have GOT to practice more irreverence
June 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
we have GOT to practice more irreverence
Going by the replies I should put "taking the piss" at number one, which actually... sure.
1. Irreverence
#corebritishvaluesapparently
1. Irreverence
#corebritishvaluesapparently
February 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Going by the replies I should put "taking the piss" at number one, which actually... sure.
1. Irreverence
#corebritishvaluesapparently
1. Irreverence
#corebritishvaluesapparently
Related to knowing how to talk about art, but I clock a lot of irreverence and self-deprecation over one's art as a mask for being embarrassed at feeling too strongly or a piece feeling too vulnerable. Feelings are tough! But I want people to honor their own work and see their full vision realized
June 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Related to knowing how to talk about art, but I clock a lot of irreverence and self-deprecation over one's art as a mask for being embarrassed at feeling too strongly or a piece feeling too vulnerable. Feelings are tough! But I want people to honor their own work and see their full vision realized
There’s no satisfaction like detaching a quote post that was designed to suck joy out of a bit of irreverence.
May 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There’s no satisfaction like detaching a quote post that was designed to suck joy out of a bit of irreverence.
“No humor, no irreverence, no bite” o the non-human penises I have seen, you have no idea lady
November 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM
“No humor, no irreverence, no bite” o the non-human penises I have seen, you have no idea lady
I literally have read it multiple times because the burns are nuclear and it’s hilarious
This is 100% how transphobes should be treated
Their obsessions and bad faith ‘concerns’ are absurd and they should be treated with nothing but contempt, irreverence and reciprocal absurdity
This is 100% how transphobes should be treated
Their obsessions and bad faith ‘concerns’ are absurd and they should be treated with nothing but contempt, irreverence and reciprocal absurdity
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I literally have read it multiple times because the burns are nuclear and it’s hilarious
This is 100% how transphobes should be treated
Their obsessions and bad faith ‘concerns’ are absurd and they should be treated with nothing but contempt, irreverence and reciprocal absurdity
This is 100% how transphobes should be treated
Their obsessions and bad faith ‘concerns’ are absurd and they should be treated with nothing but contempt, irreverence and reciprocal absurdity
The polycarbonate body, translucent blue casing: not plastic, polycarbonate, reinforced for both durability and aesthetic precision. Not afraid of looking like a toy because it knows exactly what it is: a precision instrument, a rugged tool disguised in playful irreverence
August 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The polycarbonate body, translucent blue casing: not plastic, polycarbonate, reinforced for both durability and aesthetic precision. Not afraid of looking like a toy because it knows exactly what it is: a precision instrument, a rugged tool disguised in playful irreverence
I gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist!
Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...
Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...
The Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91
He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist!
Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...
Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...
“I want people to know that what’s happening in Portland – the creativity, the irreverence, the refusal to be intimidated – that’s replicable,” she says. “Every city has artists. Every community has weirdos.“
after a clarinet player was arrested at Sunday's ICE protest in downtown Portland, I talked to five artists, crafters and makers - a puppet designer, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a knitter, and a theatre artist - about creativity under fascism
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
“Resistance can be joyful” • Oregon ArtsWatch
Portland protest artists on creativity, resilience, inflatable frogs, and protecting the soul of the city.
www.orartswatch.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“I want people to know that what’s happening in Portland – the creativity, the irreverence, the refusal to be intimidated – that’s replicable,” she says. “Every city has artists. Every community has weirdos.“