Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Satire Samples

This link will take you to the samples of online satire that you should use to complete the assignment handout "Online Satire Exploration and Evaluation." Use only these links and pay attention to the category the link is in so that you don't do two online examples from the same category.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhqn95hf_136m8hcr2dx

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

This video was satirical, because they said that once you download a song illegally you will become the worst criminal in the world pretty much. And downloading will lead to murder and robbing banks.

spencer said...

I would be scared to ever download a song from now on.

IGallagher said...

This music video is satiracal because it pokes fun at downloading songs from illegal websites which most of us are giulty of doing. It says that downloading music will lead you to become a theft, crack dealer, and convicted felon. It also pokes fun at the man who got caught and implies that you will become him if you dont stop.

Unknown said...

I think this movie is a satire because it starts off acting like downloading music is such a bad thing and that you should never do it because you are steeling from the artists. Then it goes back on it self and goes completely sarcastic and mocking when it says they wont be able "to buy them on more gold plated hummer." This shows the author is not sincere about his thoughts about download and is basically on no particular side. He also exagerates saying that if you download music you will one day become a robber and villian. -avanover

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Unknown said...

This video was satrical, because its making fun of the people that download music from internet sites and music download engines. The effect of buying it soesnt get you the death penalty or arrested.

Unknown said...

This video is satiracal because it is making fun of illegal downloading. Weird Al mentions that if you don't buy the CD, then he can not get another gold hum-vee. He also makes it seem like an illegal downloader is a serious criminal. Pirating music will not lead to selling crack.

leroyc said...

I believe this movie is satirical because it's a simple addiction and how doing something soo simple can make you as bad as a bank robber. It's funny how the songwriter says the it will scar you for life while the boy is downloading without a care.

Anonymous said...

This video is satirical because it is poking fun at pirating music and says the artists need that money for their diamond studded pools and golden hummers. It also implys that if you download music illegally you will start to rob liquor stores and become a master criminal.

Unknown said...

This video is satiricaly due to the manner in which it pokes fun at people who download music and the artists from which they are downloading from. It states "soon you'll burn in hell." Clearly this is an outrageous statement. It also refers to a diamond plated pool. This shows that the artists don't need anymore money and they are spending it on stupid things.

Anonymous said...

The video was satirical because it pokes fun at downloading music illegally by exagerrating the consequences of downloading it illegally. By saying you will become a crack dealer and a thief.

lillie said...

this was a satire because it's poking fun at people who download music and definitly persuades them to never do it again.

lacrosse1805 said...

this is a satire because it is making fun of all of the pirating taking place in the music industry. the music industry is suffering money wise because people are not buying the cds, instead they are downloading the songs for free.

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Tessa said...

This song is satirical because it targets those people who download their music illegally.

Unknown said...

This video is satirical because it makes fun of the people who download music illegally by saying that they will delve into a life of crime and corruption. He says that even a 7yr old girl of a grandma could be a criminal if the choose to download illegally. He implies that once you start you cannot stop, as if to compare it to other crimes of much harsher consequence.

curtismiller69 said...

This video is satirical because it is poking fun at pirating music and says the artists need that money for their diamond studded pools and golden hummers. It also implys that if you download music illegally you will start to rob liquor stores and become a master criminal.