Satire
Satire is so popular because America loves to see other people’s problems or even their own international issues mad fun of on television and in writing. Many shows, such as South Park, take extremely touchy issues and make them hilarious and people actually watch. There is always a unspoken line that people can’t cross when doing a satire such as certain words or actions that may seriously offend someone but they are always extremely controversial and may raise issues. Social problems are funny because when they are presented in satires they are always put to an extreme point. The over exaggeration of many of these sterotypes or certain things that people do in society are hilarious to Americans. Scary Movie makes fun of movies rather than controversial issues in todays society. Borat makes fun of things that are extremely touchy in many European countries and offend people of several religions.
