The debate in New Zealand politics over where the boundaries of acceptable political humour lie, sparked in part by ACT candidate Paul Henry's on-air "shoot, shag or marry" remarks and the ensuing disagreement over whether such comedy constitutes genuine offence or harmless satire.
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where satire ends and offence begins
'Shoot, shag or marry' game was ACT candidate Paul Henry being authentic Seymour sayslight-hearted political jokes about violence
Firearms minister: I wouldn’t play ‘shoot, shag, marry’ like Paul Henry didStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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