Parody: A Satirical Analysis Of Hillary Clinton

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The human race is forever going to be imperfect by nature; the entire population makes mistakes of different types and category. Everyone has denounced someone for a mistake of some kind, whether you do that using satire or not it is either more enjoyable than another. When someone in some nature uses sarcasm, irony, and exaggeration those combined, are a form of satire. People have used satire for decades to mock problems in the world, but also bringing it to the viewer's/ reader’s attention in a very humorous and entertaining way. Things to look for while identifying satire are irony, sarcasm, and exaggeration with a pinch of humor. For many years, people have been using satire to bring issues to the attention of the public.
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Considering the fact that the emails went missing, the director of the video is trying to bring to your attention the criminalistics ways of Hillary and deleting her emails by putting it to the chorus of a famous Michael Jackson hit. The chorus of the parody mocks Hillary by reading, “Delete it Delete it so nobody else can see it” (Demand The Outdoors). The main thing that Hillary is known for and confronted about is her email scandal that she was tried for. This song parody was written to expose her scandal through a comedic song. Since the actors in the parody where dramatizing her actions it will be considered dramatic irony. When the actor is “acting dumb” on the fake news interview, that is being dramatic of her just avoiding the real question during her real life interview. Since it was a parody the directors needed to spice things up to make it interesting and satirical for the viewers. This video is horatianal because it just pokes fun at Hillary and her scandal. The song they never used vulgar language only funny little lines involving Hillary and the facts on her scandal. The literary device used in this satire video was a parody because the actor acted as if they were really, Hillary Clinton deleting the emails off of her private …show more content…
Although Satire is written with an underlying message, the underlying message usually only reaches the percentage of the audience that already understands and agrees with it. So if you understand satire and how it is designed, then the writers can have an actual effect on society. A lot of the time, if someone does not understand the object of satire they just think that the satirical piece is just crude and disrespectful. So the fact of the matter is, is that if you are able to understand the way satire was designed to reach the public view, then people would be more open to the underlying message. Satire is not all about kicks and giggles, but is created to go much deeper than just the basic humor that is first uncovered. Satire is strategically designed to display a more complex message that challenges a part of society and makes the readers who understand rethink what they know about the society the thought they lived

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