# The Babylon Bee **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 24, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152 "2019-08-24T12:12:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/81 "2022-03-22T01:22:00Z")
this might need to be moved to the pit but , I have no words but dumb bastards > **[Parody news site suspended after calling Rachel Levine ‘Man of the Year’](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/parody-news-site-suspended-after-calling-rachel-levine-man-of-the-year/ar-AAVkZWz?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=SK2DDHP)** > > USA last week named Adm. Rachel Levine one of its 'Women of the Year' ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/82 "2022-03-22T01:31:08Z")
The parody news site in question was the Babylon Bee, for those wondering. A conservative humor site that’s usually more worried about owning the libs than actually being funny. No big surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/83 "2022-03-22T01:47:54Z")
I truly don’t get the obsession some people have with other people’s lifestyle. Life is too damn short to be upset because somebody else expresses themselves in a way that you find off putting. Your life is so lacking that you have to mock another person? It’s truly - what’s the word? - deplorable. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/84 "2022-03-22T01:49:39Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > The parody news site in question was the Babylon Bee Which has its own pit thread: > [@The Babylon Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152): > > A Babylon Bee article was just cited in Great Debates, and rather than derail that thread, I decided to start a new one. The site is the Cargo Cult equivalent of humor and good writing written by the Far Right who think that they understand the concepts, but don’t. For instance, in [the cited article](https://babylonbee.com/news/fda-investigating-link-between-vaping-looking-like-a-total-cheese-bag), on top of being loosely written and meandering all over the place they write: A sentence that is almost well written, except that rather than allowing the audence to understand what is implied thr… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/85 "2022-03-22T01:55:37Z")
A couple of articles currently on the front page: > **[Twitter Throws Babylon Bee Into Fiery Furnace After Refusal To Worship Pride...](https://babylonbee.com/news/twitter-throws-babylon-bee-into-fiery-furnace-after-refusal-to-worship-pride-flag)** > > BABYLON—According to sources not yet thrown into the fiery furnace, The Babylon Bee was taken by Twitter and thrown into a fiery furnace after refusing to worship the massive, gold-trimmed pride flag erected by the great Queen Nebujacknezzar... > **[Bowing To Gay Agenda: Disney Adds Statue Of Walt And Mickey Holding Hands In...](https://babylonbee.com/news/bowing-to-gay-agenda-disney-adds-statue-of-walt--mickey-holding-hands-in-front-of-pink-castle)** > > ANAHEIM, CA—In a controversial move, Disney is bowing to the radical gay agenda by adding a statue of Walt Disney—a straight man—holding hands with Mickey, a character also traditionally seen as straight, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at... The Babylon Bee is shit written by shit for shit. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/86 "2022-03-22T02:42:22Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The Babylon Bee is shit written by shit for shit. Heads. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/87 "2022-03-22T06:18:36Z")
The Babylon Bee had this coming. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/88 "2022-03-22T12:59:34Z")
That 2nd one gave me a chuckle, but I don’t think it was for the intended reason. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/89 "2022-03-22T13:16:50Z")
RIP to the Babylon Bee. Their dedication to telling the exact same joke over and over… this is no mere annoyance, nor does “obsessive” adequately describe it. This is nothing less than transcendent, monk-like devotion. One hopes that these writers will find another outlet for that obsessive energy… perhaps bottle-cap collecting or fart jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/90 "2022-03-22T13:42:02Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > RIP to the Babylon Bee. Their dedication to telling the exact same joke over and over Reminds me of this, appropriately enough. It’s about Dave Chappelle rather that the BB but it’s the same damn joke. [https://www.readthepresentage.com/p/dave-chappelle-transgender?s=r](https://www.readthepresentage.com/p/dave-chappelle-transgender?s=r) > [@](#): > > ### I’m not angry. I’m bored. > > Trans jokes tend to fall into just a handful of categories: > > 1. The “tricked by a trans woman/ew gross” genre. (See: _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective_ , _The 40-Year-Old Virgin_ , _The Hangover Part 2_ , _Dude Where’s My Car?_ ) > 2. The “I identify as…” genre. (See: above) > 3. The “trans women have the strength of men” and/or “if a woman is strong, she must be trans” genre (See: _[Deadpool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_bDVhc9Kkw)_ , [TV shows in need of quick laughs](https://screenrant.com/it-crowd-controversy-graham-linehan-april-transphobic-bad/)) Pretty much. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/91 "2022-03-22T14:06:40Z")
The last funny conservative (PJ O’Rourke) died recently. Maybe someday, conservatives will figure out how to be funny again. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/92 "2022-03-22T15:31:32Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > RIP to the Babylon Bee. They are still there. The only thing suspended is their Twitter account. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/93 "2022-03-22T18:35:03Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > RIP to the Babylon Bee. Their dedication to telling the exact same joke over and over… this is no mere annoyance, nor does “obsessive” adequately describe it. The Bee ran a headline after the Twitter banning: “Babylon Bee writers struggling after Twitter bans one of their two jokes.” Which, as much as I hate those assholes, is a pretty solid self-effacing joke. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/94 "2022-03-22T19:36:50Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The Bee ran a headline after the Twitter banning: “Babylon Bee writers struggling after Twitter bans one of their two jokes.” Which, as much as I hate those assholes, is a pretty solid self-effacing joke. Yeah I’d stand by my statement earlier that The Bee are, by the standards of conservative comedy, Monty Python, Mel Brooks, Jon Stewart, and Mitch Hedberg all rolled into one. Though that just means they have on occasion told an actually funny joke. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/95 "2022-03-22T23:00:04Z")
In classic right-wing projection form, their problem is how often they let their agenda get in the way of being actually funny. The exact thing they’d say is the problem with left-wing humor. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/96 "2022-03-22T23:22:44Z")
There are two main structural advantages that liberal humorists have over conservative ones. First punching up is always funnier than punching down, and conservative policies uniformly favor that franchised versus the disenfranchised. Second, it’s funny because it’s true doesn’t favor humor from the Republican point of view. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/97 "2022-03-23T02:35:30Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The Bee ran a headline after the Twitter banning: “Babylon Bee writers struggling after Twitter bans one of their two jokes.” Which, as much as I hate those assholes, is a pretty solid self-effacing joke. But sadly the article itself simply wasn’t funny. They just don’t have the skill to be an Onion. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/98 "2022-03-23T02:50:11Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > But sadly the article itself simply wasn’t funny. In absolute fairness, the same criticism applies to a LOT of Onion articles. But I agree, on the whole, they’re nowhere near as talented. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/99 "2022-03-23T19:28:35Z")
I have gone from checking the onion daily to not remembering the last time I even bothered to look. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152/100 "2022-03-23T20:17:51Z")
Here’s something that they’re reporting today: > **[Man Wishes He Knew Enough About Cars To Tell If Repair Really Costs One Blow Job](https://www.theonion.com/man-wishes-he-knew-enough-about-cars-to-tell-if-repair-1848643023)** > > OGDEN, UT—Admitting that it wasn’t his area of expertise, a customer at local service center Barry’s Tire and Automotive told reporters Tuesday that he wished he knew enough about cars to tell if a repair on his Hyundai Elantra should really cost one... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-babylon-bee/839152.md?page=4)