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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 days agoYeah, also satire. Look at Colbert’s schtick, that entire thing was pretending to be dumb, but it was peak satire.
minus-square@LengAwaitslinkEnglish2•edit-210 days agoIt’s tough. Colbert is actually a great example in this case, because, while I also loved his schtick, a lot of conservatives didn’t realize it was satire. There was actually a study done about it, in fact! The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report
Yeah, also satire. Look at Colbert’s schtick, that entire thing was pretending to be dumb, but it was peak satire.
It’s tough. Colbert is actually a great example in this case, because, while I also loved his schtick, a lot of conservatives didn’t realize it was satire. There was actually a study done about it, in fact!
The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report