• Entertainment -> Humor and Comedy

• 0 Comment

9) Can satire be a force for societal change or is it just a form of escapism that helps us cope with difficult issues?

Gisselle Skillitt

Satire is a way of making fun of things that we don't like in society. It's like we're joking about something bad to show how silly it is. Some people think that it can help make things better by making people realize how ridiculous something is. But other people think that it's just a way of distracting ourselves from real problems. They think that satire doesn't really create change, it just helps us forget how bad things are for a little while.

So, can satire really make things better? Well, it's hard to say for sure. It depends on how people react to it. If people just laugh at a satirical joke and then forget about it, then it's not really doing anything. But if people see a satire and start thinking about the issue differently, then it might be a powerful force for change.

For example, let's say there's a problem with pollution in a city. A satirical show might make fun of how bad the air smells by having characters wear gas masks all the time. If people watch that show and start thinking "hey, this pollution is really bad and we need to do something about it", then the satire did its job.

However, if people just watch the show and think "wow, those masks are funny", and then forget about the pollution, then the satire didn't really help.

So, it's up to us as viewers to decide how we react to satire. If we take it seriously and think about the issues it's poking fun at, then it can be a force for change. But if we just use it as a way of escaping the real problems, then it's not really doing anything.