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originally posted by: infolurker
Sometimes comedy is needed to bring awareness to issues or make people do a double take. I love comedy, especially comedy based on fact. This is a good one and "Satan" hits the nail on the head quite a few times in this "interview".
Enjoy.
originally posted by: putnam6
originally posted by: infolurker
Sometimes comedy is needed to bring awareness to issues or make people do a double take. I love comedy, especially comedy based on fact. This is a good one and "Satan" hits the nail on the head quite a few times in this "interview".
Enjoy.
we got another Amy Schumer special.....
>First, satire is funny; while it exposes extremes and excesses, it makes us look at ourselves through a more honest lens and gives us a chuckle in the process as we get a clearer picture of how silly we are. At this stage, it's funny though it is also meant to be biting and to challenge the status quo.
>Second, satire becomes confusing in that it becomes difficult to distinguish between the reality and satirical commentary. It begins to mirror reality in a way that makes us realize how twisted the reality has become. At this point, it begins to bother some people as it aggressively mocks and exposes excesses and stupidity.
>Third, satire becomes disconcerting. It loses its humourous edge and acts more as biting social and political commentary. Here is where it begins to elicit reactions of anger, opposition and censorship.
>Fourth, satire becomes downright scary as it denudes the reality, stripping the lie from the hidden truth. Here, it is attacked by those protecting the “official narrative” as what it exposes is too dangerous to acknowledge. This where “factcheckers” begin to “factcheck’ satirical content. (This is where we are now in the United States.
>Fifth, satire is outlawed. (We are headed there.)