Krefting talks about Hannah Gadsby and how she challenges social justice issues along with challenging comedy and its masculine dominance. She uses satire as a way to expose the limitations of satire, like what we never speak of, in this case, to keep things funny. This shows limitations to people with different identities to use satire as comedy. Satire intends to elicit laughter. Satirical literature calls attention to social issues and can make readers aware of something they had not previously considered or understood.
An example of satire can be like political cartoons or shows like family guy.
Krefting, Rebecca. “Hannah Gadsby: On the Limits of Satire.” Studies in American Humor, vol. 5, no. 1, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019, pp. 93–102, doi:10.5325/studamerhumor.5.1.0093.
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteI also did my blog post on Kreftings article related to Hannah Gadsby's comedic performance. Using satire and humor is a way for those listening to understand the importance of what is being discussed. Gadsby used this form of rhetoric to make her performances more meaningful. I think using satire and humor can be a way to help make topics that might be difficult for others to speak, easier. I know that I sometimes use this as a way to make what I'm saying more impactful. I am the chair for a junior cattle show and I couldn't get any club members to come help me at the show since it has been growing every year. Even after telling them they would get lodging, food etc, it still wasn't enough for them. I changed my tone when I was discussing the show and they soon realized that they need to help. I eventually had way more help than I needed. Although I think that it is a good tool to use, it can be difficult to draw a line between the 2. But by using it, it can make the listener more comfortable and make what is being discussed more relatable.
Hi Katie, I also did my blog post on Krefting as well. I think using satire is important when it comes to comedy because it makes a way for comedians to be able to make themselves relatable and easier for them to get their point across to their audience. I do think it is odd that people think women shouldn't be using satire but I think that's because of the bias people have when it comes to how they think women should act. Do you think this bias is caused by sexism? But I never thought of Family Guy as a use of satire, that's a really good example.
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