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To wonder how a 'satirical' thread is deemed 'not in the spirit' of this site...

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BurningBriquette · 30/11/2015 13:01

... and deleted toot suite, and to feel sad for the seeming decline of satire in general?

There is still a variety of satirical websites, publications and similar. But I feel not so much mainstream content ie regular popular tv programmes, aired at peak times. I also sense that satire is often misunderstood or that many people either don't ' get it' or refuse to get it. I long for an extra few tv and radio programmes dedicated to the satire of everyone and everything, from the great and the good to your everyday people.

Please someone reassure me that satire isn't dying or disappearing from the public consciousness? I think it plays an important role in politics, culture you name it.

Not quite a TAAT - more a personal concern that satire just seems to be slowly shrinking as a means of commentary in the UK.

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Obs2015 · 01/12/2015 07:10

Safe Place? Oh excuse me while I vomit. MN is not a Uni. Or is it now?

ofallthenerve · 01/12/2015 07:53

I guess it's a bit funny and kit really offensive as it's not like they're suggesting he really has a legion of goats who eat people... The only bit that is actually a bit nasty is the intro which just weirdly sounds like the author knows and completely hates Peter Andre.

ofallthenerve · 01/12/2015 07:53

*not really offensive

LikeASoulWithoutAMind · 01/12/2015 08:07

Love a good bit of satire - it's clever funny and often thought provoking.

But that PA thing was none of those things.

limitedperiodonly · 01/12/2015 08:50

Charlie Brooker used to do a site called TVGoHome which was a spoof of a TV listings page. It could get extremely nasty and personal. I guess that's what the person who writes I See You is copying.

The Peter Andre piece reminded me a lot of TVGoHome. The rest of the FB page is not so successful.

People on MN really like Charlie Brooker, but he's toned the bile down since then.

LauraChant · 01/12/2015 10:24

I thought of TVGoHome too. And Black Mirror.

Daisysbear · 01/12/2015 10:57

"Never mind your 'dear Lord' daisy - you know perfectly well what I mean by that"

Yes, I know perfectly well what you mean and it makes me thing 'Dear Lord!'

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