Here's an interesting contrast. The first is an ad from the National Organization for Marriage whose ad, "The Gathering Storm" has sparked a host of satires on the web. This is an interesting way to respond to speech you wish to criticize, and in a social context where the Daily Show and the Colbert Report are the venues where some people claim to get their news, satire has become an important part of political discourse and discussion in the United States (though it has always been, I would suggest).
So, given this context, I wonder if satire actually leads to deeper understanding of the issues, or we should just take it at face value. Is it all just in good fun? Or is it a powerful way to critique? Consider this example. What do you think?
Here's the original "Gathering Storm" ad:
Here are several other satires.... there are MANY more.
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I firmly believe that if we find the humor in a subject (i.e. if a subject is satirized) we gain a better understanding of a subject.
I don't really understand the question. I feel shows like The Daily and Colbert Report are doing great jobs by providing diverse news. However, I have mixed feelings about these ads that are heavy in satire because not all people will understand and this has the potential to create a misconception.
Good... God... the intollerance is hurting my head.I'd like to point out that nothing in their argument actually had antything to back it up. I dont understand why people could fight so hard about this, or work so hard to cloud the truths behind it. I'm glad that satirists are lampooning it but I fear that that's all that's going to be heard, the joke, not the truths behind it.
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