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Great Satire Writing:
I didn't bite the onion, but I did get unjustifiably angry at a parody. Then I realized I was so angry because this may be parody, but it's one of those jokes where they just say the truth really really loudly. This is how the CEOs actually think.
Then I realized I wasn't unjustifiably angry. Just angry at the wrong source. Shift that anger away from the parody website and towards the actual CEOs, and now my anger is justified, and directed in the right direction.
This article is the definition of good satire.
Yeah, sometimes the best satire is just saying the quiet part out loud to highlight how warped the discourse is surrounding an issue. Like, they’re riffing off of The Onion’s sadly perennial headline whenever there’s a mass shooting:
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
Correct @horse_battery_staple
I don't like a lot of comedy (The Office for example), because I find the hell on earth they are lauging at impossible to make fun of. It's too real for me.
Didn't think this was satire, even with the onion branding.
Will anyone think of the shareholders? Who will fillate their balls if CEOs didn't exist?
Remember folk, when biz ppl go to church, help children, or whatever philanthropic cause, theyre often times just marketing. If it doesnt bring money or benefit in some way, they’ll move on to some other ruse.
If I had to choose, I’d rather it happen to CEOs over innocent children
Little slow to get caught up with the rest of us, but I like it.