Satirical or humorous articles are sometimes mistaken for real news--no matter how ridiculous they sound. However, through this funny and unconventional way these authors make comments about aspects of our society. If you have seen Saturday Night Live, then you have an idea of what I'm talking about. The show's purposes is the same as written satire, to make fun/shed light on current affairs. For a long time, when something outrageous happened, people tuned in to SNL to watch what they would say about it.
Hillary Clinton Quietly Asks Bill If He Still Finds Her Electable
Only a few days after Barack Obama's reelection, rumors started swirling again about the possibility of Hillary Clinton trying to be the Democrat's Presidential candidate for 2016. This article pokes fun at the debate about whether or not Bill thinks she could win the election, if she ran, and disguising it as a marital problem. Instead of asking if Bill still finds her desirable, she asks if he still finds her electable. Instead of talking about their marriage, she talks about how effective is their partnership. This stems from facts and rumors alike that have been compiling themselves throughout the years, since the presidency of Mr. Bill Clinton himself. First of all, we have his affair with Monica Lewinsky, and we also have the rumors of her using him as a trampoline for her own political aspirations, among others that would take too long to write.
Only a few days after Barack Obama's reelection, rumors started swirling again about the possibility of Hillary Clinton trying to be the Democrat's Presidential candidate for 2016. This article pokes fun at the debate about whether or not Bill thinks she could win the election, if she ran, and disguising it as a marital problem. Instead of asking if Bill still finds her desirable, she asks if he still finds her electable. Instead of talking about their marriage, she talks about how effective is their partnership. This stems from facts and rumors alike that have been compiling themselves throughout the years, since the presidency of Mr. Bill Clinton himself. First of all, we have his affair with Monica Lewinsky, and we also have the rumors of her using him as a trampoline for her own political aspirations, among others that would take too long to write.
Man Takes Day off Work to Help ABC with Ratings Dip
Every week, for a reason I still don't know, entertainment news sites and, according to this article, Yahoo! like to post the ratings of the shows that aired during the week. To top it off they make it sound, like the show is going to disappear if someone doesn't watch it soon! With headlines reading: "OUAT (Once Upon a Time) takes a drastic drop in ratings!", but when you read it it's more like this Sunday 500,000 people decided to watch football instead of watching fairy tale characters kick ass. This satire takes the Chicken Little desperation and puts it on another level, by saying it's ridiculous the amount of importance and sense of impeding doom they put into those real articles.
Every week, for a reason I still don't know, entertainment news sites and, according to this article, Yahoo! like to post the ratings of the shows that aired during the week. To top it off they make it sound, like the show is going to disappear if someone doesn't watch it soon! With headlines reading: "OUAT (Once Upon a Time) takes a drastic drop in ratings!", but when you read it it's more like this Sunday 500,000 people decided to watch football instead of watching fairy tale characters kick ass. This satire takes the Chicken Little desperation and puts it on another level, by saying it's ridiculous the amount of importance and sense of impeding doom they put into those real articles.
Live-Tweeted Breakup Becomes Live-Tweeted Murder
Taking a crack at social networking today, where every mundane detail of our lives is published for the whole Internet to see, this satirical article reveals how stupid we actually look, when we are live-tweeting or live-whatever-the-hell something that doesn't concern us. If I look at my Facebook wall, at any given time, there are going to be status updates like: "Just got up! Good morning!" or pictures of food they just made. I'm not saying it's always ridiculous--just sometimes. If you're at a restaurant, and you ordered chocolate cake, and they bring you a three-tiered chocolate cake on fire, take pictures and post them; I want to see that! But, I don't want to see the bowl of soup you bought from the cafeteria. In that aspect, I kind of ran with it, but the article does point out how over-invested we are into putting our lives and the lives of others, as a source of entertainment or information.
Taking a crack at social networking today, where every mundane detail of our lives is published for the whole Internet to see, this satirical article reveals how stupid we actually look, when we are live-tweeting or live-whatever-the-hell something that doesn't concern us. If I look at my Facebook wall, at any given time, there are going to be status updates like: "Just got up! Good morning!" or pictures of food they just made. I'm not saying it's always ridiculous--just sometimes. If you're at a restaurant, and you ordered chocolate cake, and they bring you a three-tiered chocolate cake on fire, take pictures and post them; I want to see that! But, I don't want to see the bowl of soup you bought from the cafeteria. In that aspect, I kind of ran with it, but the article does point out how over-invested we are into putting our lives and the lives of others, as a source of entertainment or information.
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