Satire Post: Original Title

Ah, satire. One of my favorite forms of social observation (although I rarely do it, for fear of sound pretencious). It lets people make fun of something, and it’s a fairly unassailible point: one could say that it’s offensive, but the writer could argue that a)the person should lighten up a bit, or b) they the writer weren’t directly mocking anything or anyone.

Satire also serves as to provide a change from the norm. In todays world, with it’s extremely “PC” take on every subject, there’s Borat, to let people know just what other people are like behind all the masks of “acceptance”. With news shows constantly try to compete for the most gravitas, Colbert and Stewart switch it around, mock those shows by extrapolating their most extreme elements of fear and control. I’m a particularly big fan of those shows, because they’re not afraid to poke fun at themselves. If things like “the War Prayer” were reprinted today, then people would be shown the error of their ways, and that the war is not only one thing, but a double edged sword.

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5 Responses to “Satire Post: Original Title”

  1.   Noel Says:
    December 8th, 2006 at 10:58 am

    I agree with you when you said that it is a good form of social observation. Something like satire is needed to regulate social behaviors because it can get people to really get the idea that something is wrong.

  2.   nwsander Says:
    December 9th, 2006 at 2:53 pm

    I agree with you when you said that it is a good form of social observation. Something like satire is needed to regulate social behaviors because it can get people to really get the idea that something is wrong

  3.   nwsander Says:
    December 10th, 2006 at 10:32 am

    I agree with you when you said that it is a good form of social observation. Something like satire is needed to regulate social behaviors because it can get people to really get the idea that something is wrong.

  4.   nwsander Says:
    December 10th, 2006 at 10:33 am

    I agree with you when you said that it is a good form of social observation. Something like satire is needed to regulate social behaviors because it can get people to really get the idea that something is wrong

  5.   Kristina Says:
    December 10th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    I like the idea of a double edged sword. A lot of people have a one sided view concerning not only personal problems, but problems in society as well. By taking a step back and looking at both sides, the world could accomplish a lot more and peacefully.