Humor, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Popular Culture, Satire, Social Commentary Mad Magazine April 24, 2021 Rand Simberg 9 Comments Fact checked by Snopes. And Samantha Bee is wrong about comedy.
And here is exactly why we need a better term than Not the Bee, https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1385698963483873282
I’m pretty sure that blog post is actually satire. If you search for “mad magazine” on the Snopes website, there’s nothing recent.
It is so close to reality that a reasonable person might not be able to tell the difference, Poe’s Law.
What is the term for satire that predicts the future? Not the Bee doesn’t roll off the tongue.
And here is exactly why we need a better term than Not the Bee, https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1385698963483873282
Samantha Bee:Jon Stewart::Hilary Clinton:Bill Clinton
I’m pretty sure that blog post is actually satire. If you search for “mad magazine” on the Snopes website, there’s nothing recent.
Of course it’s satire. But not far off from reality.
It is so close to reality that a reasonable person might not be able to tell the difference, Poe’s Law.
Snopes fact checked The Babylon Bee. While the article is satire, it really isn’t that far fetched.
Big Deal. @40 cents: Cheap.
Humor in a jugular vein.