What is interesting about this video is that the creator uses a clever combination of colloquial register and received pronunciation to create humour. The use of taboo language when not entirely necessary also helps to add to the humour. The fact their characters are politically incorrect, it's ironically humorous, the fact they believe they are well-versed in 'diversity' issues.
'Donkey rides is cruel blud, 'cus they don't like aks the donkey?' This is quite funny as you wouldn't expect an adult to use words like 'blud' and 'cus' which are associated with the modern teen sociolect. In addition to this, the repetition of common taboo language - shit - is also very familiar to modern teen speech or slang, this further adds to the humour and also adds to the irony that they think they fit in but they clearly do not. Furthermore when Miller says 'you talking 'bout my granddad?' it's another usual factor in the teen sociolect as they are seen/heard saying 'your mum, my mum, your dad etc' adding insult to injury by adding family into the mix.
The racial diversity factor also adds to the humor of the video. Miller is asked to black his face with camouflage, he says 'Do i look like a mad racist?', Armstrong then states this isn't the 'old times' and he needs to get 'some diversity training. This is funny because Armstrong and Miller think they are going to the beach as a holiday - when they are in fact going into war. Also the fact they are both pilots in an army vehicle also adds to the irony. Making the mini scene that bit more funny.
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