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LOS ANGELES — Legendary metal musician, and noted septuagenarian, Ozzy Osbourne broke new ground when he became the first old white man to complain about a rap song and actually be on the right side of history.

“This is the first time we’ve ever seen a person of Ozzy’s age, wealth status, and complexion complain about a rap song or artist and actually be correct. Especially when they say it in an all-caps Tweet,” said music scholar Aiden Lawrence

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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, this community is for The Onion articles. The Onion doesn't post satire, you only think it is at first.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I mean most what they post is satire, but sometimes the humor comes from pointing at a real situation and saying "wait this is actually true"

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago

That's literally what satire is