For this assignment, you will choose a satirical article from the list below to analyze and respond to.
You may choose one of the following articles to focus on in your essay.
800,000 Privileged Youths Enlist To Fight In Iraq [CLASS, ECONOMY, POLITICS]
Blacks, Whites Put Differences Aside, Work Together To Make Better Burger [RACISM, CLASS, ECONOMY]
Call Of Duty 2 Gamer Wonders If War Is Worth Dying 79 Times For [ENTERTAINMENT, TECHNOLOGY]
Community Rallies Behind Struggling Corporation [LABOR, CLASS, ECONOMY]
Increasing Number of Parents Opting to Have Children School-Homed [EDUCATION, FAMILY, ECONOMY]
Latino Community Empowered By Coke Commercial [MEDIA, RACISM, ECONOMY, CULTURE]
Man Finally Put In Charge Of Struggling Feminist Movement [FEMINISM, MEDIA]
New Video Game Designed to Have No Influence on Kids’ Behavior [MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION]
New York to Install Special Infants Only Dumpsters [ECONOMY, POVERTY, CLASS, ETHICS]
Sony Unveils New Model Customer [MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, CONSUMERISM]
Terrifying Bill Passed During NBA Playoffs [POLITICS, MEDIA, SPORTS, CULTURE]
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs [EDUCATION]
U.S. Offers PlatinumPlus Preferred Citizenship [POLITICS, CLASS, ECONOMY, CULTURE]
Location: 1st floor, LRC
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Why is this satire?
This SNL spoof "commercial" uses exaggeration and humor as a vehicle for conveying a larger societal critique.
What's the real message?
This SNL skit critiques the oversimplification and one-dimensional depiction of women in media. It shows a woman with no apparent interests or concerns other than serving the men in front of her (regardless of their activity-- or lack thereof).
What does the satire suggest?
source: https://engagingandeffective.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Copy-of-SNL-Satire.pdf
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"Satire is a lesson; parody is a game." -Vladimir Nabokov