Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous a…

Michael Eric Dyson
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Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us enough discomfort with the status quo to make a change. ✨ Michael Eric Dyson and 'Is Bill Cosby Right?'. Interview with Ed Gordon, www.npr.org. May 11, 2005.
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Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us enough discomfort with the status quo to make a change. ✨ Michael Eric Dyson and 'Is Bill Cosby Right?'. Interview with Ed Gordon, www.npr.org. May 11, 2005.

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