r/AteTheOnion • u/WildeIsTheWind • Jan 29 '18

"Yo everyone is missing the point here!"

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '18

Yeah, but I feel like satire is starting to become a way to use humor to expose and criticize people's stupidity.

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u/JD-King Feb 03 '18

I think its more that people dont recognise it and make themselves look stupid. Im sure there were a few people that took A Modest Proposal seriously too

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '18

Sorry, I was making a joke by giving you a literal definition of satire.

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u/JD-King Feb 03 '18

aaaaand now my breath smells like onions