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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[https://www.amazon.com/Idiots-Movie-Poster-Inches-Jorgensen/dp/B004UXCH90 posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a ScrewballComedy.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the film a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of middle class people who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the film a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of middle class people who are [[WhiteMansBurden [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the film a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the film a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' class people who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?
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* ValuesDissonance: {{Deliberate|ValuesDissonance}} or otherwise, you wouldn't see any movie made after TheNewTens which so liberally uses words like "retard" or "spazzer," both of which are considered far more offensive now than they were in 1998.

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* ValuesDissonance: {{Deliberate|ValuesDissonance}} or otherwise, you wouldn't see any movie made after TheNewTens which so liberally uses words like "retard" or "spazzer," both of which are considered far more offensive now than they were in 1998.1998.

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is it a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is it the film a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie, a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]], the negative societal effects of neurotypical people making broad assumptions about mentally disabled people and appropriating what they ''think'' is their normal behavior? [[TakeAThirdOption All three? None]]?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie, it a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]], or an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]], liberating]]? Both? Neither?
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Spazzers. While they're explicitly stated to be faking disability to amuse themselves, are they meant to satirize
the negative societal effects of neurotypical people making broad assumptions about mentally disabled people and appropriating what they ''think'' is their normal behavior? [[TakeAThirdOption All three? None]]?behavior or do we admire their bravery to defy the rigid standards of upper-middle-class life even when we're horribly offended by how they do so?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie...
** ...a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]]?
** ...an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]?
** ...the negative societal effects of neurotypical people making broad assumptions about mentally disabled people and appropriating what they ''think'' is their normal behavior?
** All three? None?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie...
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movie, a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]]?
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of]], an even harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]?
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liberating]], the negative societal effects of neurotypical people making broad assumptions about mentally disabled people and appropriating what they ''think'' is their normal behavior?
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behavior? [[TakeAThirdOption All three? None?None]]?
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** All three? [[ForTheLulz None]]?

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** All three? [[ForTheLulz None]]?None?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]] or an even more scathing criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie movie...
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a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of]] or of]]?
** ...
an even more scathing harsher criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating]]? Both? Neither?liberating]]?
** ...the negative societal effects of neurotypical people making broad assumptions about mentally disabled people and appropriating what they ''think'' is their normal behavior?
** All three? [[ForTheLulz None]]?
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie a scathing criticism of how middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of or a scathing criticism of middle class ''people'' who are so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating? Both? Neither?

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie a scathing criticism of how [[FirstWorldProblems middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of of]] or a an even more scathing criticism of [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob middle class ''people'' class]] ''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob people]]'' who are [[WhiteMansBurden so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating? liberating]]? Both? Neither?
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Is the movie a scathing criticism of how middle class life forces people into rigid societal roles that then can never emotionally break out of or a scathing criticism of middle class ''people'' who are so privileged that they believe being a minority is liberating? Both? Neither?
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* ValuesDissonance: {{Deliberate|ValuesDissonance}} or otherwise, you wouldn't see any movie made after TheNewTens which so liberally uses words like "retard" or "spazzer," the latter of which is considered especially offensive in von Trier's native Europe.

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* ValuesDissonance: {{Deliberate|ValuesDissonance}} or otherwise, you wouldn't see any movie made after TheNewTens which so liberally uses words like "retard" or "spazzer," the latter both of which is are considered especially far more offensive now than they were in von Trier's native Europe.1998.
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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a ScrewballComedy.

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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg [[https://www.amazon.com/Idiots-Movie-Poster-Inches-Jorgensen/dp/B004UXCH90 posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a ScrewballComedy.
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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a ScrewballComedy.

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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a ScrewballComedy.ScrewballComedy.
* ValuesDissonance: {{Deliberate|ValuesDissonance}} or otherwise, you wouldn't see any movie made after TheNewTens which so liberally uses words like "retard" or "spazzer," the latter of which is considered especially offensive in von Trier's native Europe.
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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a screwball comedy.

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* MisaimedMarketing: A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] package the film as a screwball comedy.ScrewballComedy.
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* DudeNotFunny : Karen's initial reactions to the groups activities.
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* MisaimedMarketing: At least [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] packages the film as a screwball comedy.

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* MisaimedMarketing: At least A number of [[http://i.jeded.com/i/the-idiots-idioterne.15124.jpg posters]] and [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] packages package the film as a screwball comedy.
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* MisaimedMarketing: At least [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3Wq2BnFL.jpg one DVD cover]] packages the film as a screwball comedy.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice

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* CrossesTheLineTwiceCrossesTheLineTwice: Continuously. ''Especially'' when showing Paprika Steen the house.
* DudeNotFunny : Karen's initial reactions to the groups activities.
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* TrueArtIsOffensive : Though notably, von Trier completely disagrees with the idea that the film is in any way TrueArt.

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