RE: I saw this (non religious) video on Facebook and it made me angry
August 27, 2014 at 11:38 am
(August 27, 2014 at 12:12 am)Drich Wrote: I'm not the only one who doesn't seem to understand this is not meant to be taken as 'satire'.
Looks to me the self righteous response I originally responded to on Facebook is being mirrored here on this faud-cast news show.
What is your understanding of satire? Getting caught misrepresenting something and then having the option of saying 'just kidding?' These guys who have 4million plus hits on YouTube have a responsibility of labeling their work if it is meant to be taken as fiction or a prank. They have no other issue labeling other videos they do as pranks when that applies.
If for no other reason to stop others from picking this stuff up and taking it as an accurate representation of the condition of a given situation. Just like the faud-casters did.
Satire - the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration as a form of mockery or criticism
I saw their Youtube page. Looks like all of their videos are pranks and jokes. I didn't see the Facebook page you are talking about. Was somebody trying to pass this off as a study or documentary on race in America or something?
Take the Chris Rock video posted earlier as an example. If you did not know Mr. Rock was a comedian and there was no studio audience laughing, would you assume it was an accurate representation? I didn't see any labels or warnings about it being a joke. Telling you ahead of time defeats the purpose.
I thought it was funny and I think most reasonable people understand it is meant to be a joke, not documentary footage from 60 Minutes.
