Originally Posted by Xstr8guy
C'mon, these guys are on our side. These sites are so obviously anti-Bush, anti-conservative and anti-organized religion. They are simply parodying REAL conservative religious and political views.
Do you guys ever watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart??? This is the EXACT kind of satire that they do on a daily basis. They get some conservative religious or political blowhard in front of the camera to spout their asinine views. And then the correspondents/comics roll their eyes while simultaneously feeding the ignorance of the interviewee to force them to expose their ridiculous ideas.
Sure, if some hapless ignorant redneck happened to catch one these vignettes on The Daily Show, he might think to himself "RIGHT ON! This religious zealot is speaking to me!" But most of the audience will understand the true intention.
Parody and satire can be dangerous if poorly done. But in my opinion, whitehouse.org and it's sister sites are examples of brilliant parody and satire.
satire
sat·ire ( P ) Pronunciation Key (str)
n.
A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
The branch of literature constituting such works. See Synonyms at caricature.
Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity.
parody
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on] 2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: mockery, takeoff] v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of 2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque]
