The Orangutan Joke: The Power of LiteralismHow treating absurd insults seriously controls the narrative
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Trump's Untold PlaybookDiscover how extreme literalism can be used as an aggressive media strategy. When a comedian offered five million dollars to prove a billionaire wasn't descended from an ape, the response wasn't laughter. Instead, a birth certificate was mailed and a lawsuit filed. This tactic of refusing to ignore public slights forces critics to engage entirely on new, unexpected terms.
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