Sitcom Will And Grace Satire Analysis

Satirical Anti-Trump Representation in the Sitcom Will and Grace Mini Episode and Season 9 Episode 1 As the TV satire become popular in the 21st century, humor is utilized to problematize phenomenon in humans’ lives (Gray et al.: 2009). Will and Grace is one of great American sitcoms using elements of satire to make the audience laugh. Having a unique storyline of friendship between a gay lawyer, Will, and a straight architect named Grace captivated the audience attention among mainstream American sitcoms during the 2000s. Not surprisingly, the sitcom and its actors have won the Primetime Emmy awards from 2003 to 2005. Not merely portraying gay men, Will and Grace also shows considerate representation on how LGBT people live their life (Framke: …show more content…
Inevitably, Karen Walker is the representation of Trump’s supporters in the sitcom. Besides being Trump and Melania’s old friend, Karen indeed is one of the biggest fan of him. In fact, she called him “Trumpy” in the mini episode. The debate between Karen and Will and Grace is extremely apparent due to their competition to persuade Jack to vote. Karen’s racist joke hit the audience when she threatened Jack if he did not vote for Trump there will be “hordes of brown people pouring over our borders from every direction… It’s one thing if you’re sitting in the audience of ‘Hamilton,’ but do you really want to see those people everywhere?” Indeed, she is the true Trump’s supporters for she supports Trump’s decision to forbid dark-colored immigrants entering the U.S. In the first episode of Season 9, the satire may not clearly distinct compared to the mini episode. After Karen and Grace entered the Oval Office, Karen was sitting in the couch with a strange position. This happened because the writers and directors intentionally to humiliate Kellyanne Conway’s, Trump’s administrative councilor, way of sitting during meeting with black college leaders (Avila: 2017). In other words, the show criticizes the disrespectful attitude of the Trump’s supporters in real life towards the dark-colored men. Not only just racist, Karen also represents Trump’s rich devotee who are arrogant and do not care about others. In the Season 9 episode 1, Grace complained about the Congressman who rolled back environmental regulation. Nevertheless, Karen coldly said, “Rich people won’t be affected.” At one point, Karen’s line is funny, but it actually criticizes those wealthy Trump’s supporters for being full of themselves and not “make America great