Satire Box
By: Baylee Streit
Definition of Satire
The use of humor to make fun of people/things in order to expose or criticize them.
What is Saturday Night Live Satirizing?
Saturday Night live makes fun of current political issues, popular celebrities, and current fads in the american society. For example in this picture SNL is making fun of the political campaign between three of the top running candidates. They dressed up as them and set up a fake debate.
Poverty vs. Prosperity
The man on the left is representing only a small portion of the earth that flourishes. The three people on the right represent the majority of the world that is in poverty. This satire is making fun of country's who keep all the natural resources to them self. (http://polyp.org.uk/cartoons/wealth/polyp_cartoon_Fair_Share.jpg)
College Tuition
This satire is making fun of the rise in college tuition. It is saying that the tuition has gone up again so they only have 1% attendance. (https://jmorosoff.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/student-1.jpg)
Rising Debt
This political cartoon is making fun Obama's thought process in which instead of turning off the water(spending) before it drowns him in debt he will raise the ceiling to make more room for debt. http://images.sodahead.com/polls/002025931/1258820887_debt_ceiling_obama_cartoons_answer_1_xlarge.jpeg
The iPhone 6 (Parody) Ad: A Taller Change
Iphone 6 Parody
This video helps me understand satire. Inside the video it makes fun of apple and the iPhones by creating a massively large iPhone. The video is using exaggeration and parody techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw
Uncle Sam's Disapproval
In this hand made political cartoon it makes fun of the fact that the political parties act like children. It shows uncle sam being shocked about the so called "children" are running the system.