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More on ‘the myth of shock value’

November 28, 2012 By Kathy Shaidle

Gavin McInnes:

And this assumption that it pays to offend is absurd. Jim Gaffigan makes a fuck of a lot more money than Peter Sotos. Being a “provocateur” or a “contrarian” isn’t some ploy to blow your mind. It’s just someone saying what’s on their own mind. The fact that you find it offensive, well, that’s on you.

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