In satire, we're able to see life in a more chaotic way. Simple things such as celebrities, to civilization are portrayed with satire. Satire is the most comic way to ridicule something in particular Some of the earliest stages of satire are found in certain hieroglyphics from Egypt that are seen to be comical. Today, satire still ranges from many different medias. We usually tend to see satire in literature as well as in magazines, and sometimes in daily life.TV shows, books, newspaper readings, songs, comedy acts, etc. Satire is commonly used to bring about improvement but also to critic the society in all aspects. In America, we all use satire quite often whether it's to laugh while speaking with a friend or to call out a faulty statement in a certain situation. Satire can be used in almost every tone or attitude in which the author or user feels. On television everyone can witness this on shows like Saturday Night Life a, late-night television show filled with comedy, Satire is often used to mock or reveal an issue with a normally humorous, sarcastic tone. This device can be used in a variety of ways, some with bad effects others with benefits. In today's society, the effects and strategies of satire can be seen anywhere.
Satire is even popular on the internet. Millions of people interact over certain websites including Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and even celebrity web pages. Creators of such networks tend to exhibit catchy phrases to get people to join their site and increase popularity of it in order to emphasize stereotypical reasons and give them a chuckle. In the newspaper article composed by a newspaper place, The Onion, satire is integrated among many sentences in the piece. The article focuses on how the downfall of the economy effects how people everywhere are spending their money, while writing this in an ironic way. He makes the reader think about how much junk we spend money on.
Some examples of Satire include... "People are learning that they have to be more responsible," Meyer said. "It's all about striking a balance between maxing out your credit cards, putting the big-ticket crap that you want really bad on layaway, and keeping enough cash on hand for impulse purchases at Yankee Candle or Brookstone." And "Refusing to buy all this news about the economy being in the ol' litter box? Well, believe it. It's true! And how does your pal Jean know this? Because I'm being forced to—get this—take a second job! What more crystal-clear indicator do you need that our country isn't doing so hot?
The Brady Bunch was spoofed in the 1970’s and made into a movie. They used different actors that mocked well known sayings of the show. In the original show, one of the daughters would always be jealous of her older sister, Marsha, and would always complain, “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha.” In the movie, they had a couple of African Americans in the movie who, instead of chanting Marsha, chanted “Moisha, Moisha, Moisha,” because it is an African name as to “Marsha” a White name. Satire is also used on the radio through radio shows and music that is played.
We read a piece in class the other day about Jennifer Aniston; it was about a modern celebrity with the author mocking her. Satire is seen to be used better when used in modern time situations. Many people often fees off celebrities to keep life lively and jolly. Also, they do this with books and movies as well. The good thing with satire is that you can chose to like or dislike the thing being made fun of or mocked. One time in 2011 Miley Cyrus was a guest on Saturday Night Live. She had sketches that made fun of Justin Bieber on his hairstyle and the way he is. The audience saw how satire was being used in today’s society, without even knowing it was satire. By doing that, viewers obtain the important information they need to know what's going on around the world, but in a fun way that keeps them interested. Also, the shows themselves benefit from having millions of viewers because their show becomes popular due to the raving reviews about how funny and entertaining the show is. The effect this had was that the audience saw how artists are being ridicule. The movie, “Vampires Suck” manipulated satire throughout the film, where everyone could notice it. It made fun of the Twilight Saga and how everyone in today’s society loves superstition stuff. The majority of older people are exposed to satire through their television at night while watching the nightly news after a long day of work.
In books, many different satirical writings exist all over the world. A more recent book has come out full of satire that discusses numerous countries and cuts directly to the source and point of the problems that country has experienced. They do not feel remorse for the jokes they make because sometimes the obvious just really needs to blatantly said.
Satire consists of many numerous forms. Satire is one of many forms of humor but ultimately a specific form of art. Anyone may be capable of writing an essay focusing on books, or maybe a research paper, however it takes someone smart to insinuate satire throughout their work. Satire is not your average irony and comedic stand up. It is fragilely created to infuse some fun in certain scenarios. People shouldn’t get all but hurt and take satirical use to heart, its only there to have some fun. There is no doubt that satire in modern society has a positive effect on how information gets around to certain groups of people about important issues all around the world. Satire morphs news into a more fun and exciting thing to watch, and makes necessary calls for action that need to be said. Satire is a growing trend in modern America, and is sure to be seen in even more excess for years and years to come.
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