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What has happened to the media’s ability to perceive satire?
The Washington Post spent an entire article discussing a satirical blog post by Ken Jennings without realizing that it was satire. In fact, they cut it to shreds so badly that I thought he was going off on Jeopardy until I read the post.
Now I just watched an entire 5 minute spot on Today discussing “Retrosexuals” that pointed to the self-depricating commercials by Dial and Burger King. Strangely they ignored any comedic value of the commercials and thought that it was a sign of a revolution by men against metrosexuality.
What is going on that the media (and a lot of their viewers) have no grasp of comedy?
It is a symptom of society as a whole. And it is strange because I do not know one person who agrees with the way media, whats the word I am looking for………mutates i guess, the news and what the public perceives as news. They are constantly looking to expose a scandal so when they see comedy, they do not take it at face value, they try to expose a hidden injustice behind it when it is really just entertainment. And that brings up another subject I could write a book about. Is entertainment news???? Look at today for example, all I have heard about all morning is Lance Bass coming out of the closet. First of all, we all knew anyway didn’t we? second, I think there are more newsworthy topics out there. Those topics (lance bass, et al) are and should remain fodder for the tabloid shows that I can choice not to watch, there is no need to have it on “real”news programs.
Anyway, just my opinion, have to get back to work…….
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