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In the olden days, people would stand on soapboxes and speak their opinions. They had to use satire to express and defend their ideas.

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https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_chappatte_a_free_world_needs_satire?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

This talk says that satire is necessary for democracy since people are able to critique the government and the country.

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One of the oldest examples of satire is called the Satire of Trades.

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One of the oldest examples of satire is called the Satire of Trades.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satire_of_the_Trades

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Some of the first people to formally discuss satire were Roman philosophers like Quintilian

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https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive

SNL satirizes lots of modern world events and issues, from election debates to celebrity drama.

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The New Yorker comic strips are one of the most well known examples of satire. They satirize modern issues through simple, usually one-paneled comics with short captions.

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A famous political cartoonist and satirist, Jonathan Swift was partially known for his essay "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity," where, among other things, he talks about how if the witty cannot bash on Christianity they will start bashing on the government and there will be political unrest.

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Stephen Colbert is host of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," a show that satirizes current issues and events.

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George Orwell is a writer who uses satire to depict hypocrisies (social/political).

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George Orwell is a writer who uses satire to depict hypocrisies (social/political).

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(see section about Jonathan Swift)

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One of the oldest forms of satire, Menippean satire mocks "contemporary institutions, conventions, and ideas" (Britannica). This is the oldest form of satire still in use today.

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Some of Aesop's fables, like The Fox and the Grapes, are satirical

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PK is a Bollywood religious satire film. In the movie, the alien PK lands on Earth with his remote control for his ship, but ends up getting it stolen by a thief (who sells it to a godman named Tapavasi). Along his journey to reclaim his remote, he learns how to live on Earth, questioning basic human ideas and practices along the way. The movie more centers on how he questions our religious superstitions and rituals logically showing us how everything that we believe about God actually ends up being complete nonsense on so many levels. Through humor, it shows us our flawed thinking and attempts to explain to us that we should rethink our beliefs about religion and the practices that we follow to worship God(s). Obviously, that would be intended for the improvement of society so that we are not so illogical and don't judge others based on whatever religion they may be a part of, so it becomes satire.

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The movie "Scary Movie" satirizes horror movies, making fun of common bad decisions and tropes in horror movies as well as teen movie cliches.

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In the movie "Shrek," when he rescues Princess Fiona, he criticizes the stereotype of "knight in shining armor" and "one true love," since he is no ordinary knight. This is satirical because it creates humor out of criticism.

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This movie is a massive example of satire, as it manages to satirize nearly every part of America and American life.

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In addition to being one of my favorite movies, this movie satirizes the themes of the American 9-5 workforce.

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This is another great example, satirizing global warming, American obesity and laziness, etc.

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Satire can actually change things: for example, a 2003 SNL skit about politicians embarrassing themselves in public actually made the real politicians change their behavior.

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Aristophanes created satire out of the ancient Greek culture and later, Roman political ideals.