Yes, but satire is generally only taken as satire if you have some idea that it is. Now, it can be used to great effect (such as Swift\'s \"Modest Proposal\") when it is originally taken as serious, but when you watch Colbert, you know it\'s satire. His delivery is great, but you know it\'s fake.
Now, imagine you are reading a satirical article on CNN or something, and it is reported as news, or the like. It\'s not hard to believe that people will take it as straight laced reporting as opposed to a satirical piece because of the format and source of the article. In an informational thread, likewise, there generally needs to be some indication that you are giving a wink or something, if you don\'t want your post to be taken at face value.
In any case, I wasn\'t offended by Yakim\'s post in any way, though it did sound like he was serious at first blush.
Yes, but satire is generally only taken as satire if you have some idea that it is. Now, it can be used to great effect (such as Swift\'s \"Modest Proposal\") when it is originally taken as serious, but when you watch Colbert, you know it\'s satire. His delivery is great, but you know it\'s fake.
Now, imagine you are reading a satirical article on CNN or something, and it is reported as news, or the like. It\'s not hard to believe that people will take it as straight laced reporting as opposed to a satirical piece because of the format. In an informational thread, likewise, there generally needs to be some indication that you are giving a wink or something, if you don\'t want your post to be taken at face value.
In any case, I wasn\'t offended by Yakim\'s post in any way, though it did sound like he was serious at first blush.
Jul 29, 2012 at 02:46 PM
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