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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
G. Willow Wilson
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G. Willow Wilson
American
Writer
Born:
Aug 31
,
1982
Topics
Satire
,
Eyes
,
Book
,
Secular
,
Nothing
,
Pretty
,
Above
,
Tend
,
Readers
,
Comic
,
Comic Book
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Joseph Pulitzer
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Power
Clever
Style
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Accuracy
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Originality
Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.
Alexander Pope
Satire
Disguise
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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.
Molly Ivins
Satire
Weapon
Powerful
Powerless
Against
Satire is, by definition, offensive. It is meant to make us feel uncomfortable. It is meant to make us scratch our heads, think, do a double-take, and then think again.
Maajid Nawaz
Satire
Think
Our
Definition
Uncomfortable
Feel
Heads
Make
Offensive
Scratch
Again
Then
Us
Meant
When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
Molly Ivins
Satire
Only
Cruel
Powerless
Vulgar
Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.
Carl Hiaasen
Good
You
Satire
Injustice
Anger
World
Better
Sense
Outrage
Better Place
Venom
Wrongs
Well
Because
Lines
Than
Fixed
Get
Front
Front Lines
Place
Newsroom
Boiling
Need
Satire is what closes on Saturday night.
George S. Kaufman
Satire
Closes
Saturday
Saturday Night
Night
The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
Imogene Coca
Satire
People
Try
Trouble
Smash
Noisy
Most
Comedians
Hammer
Brash
Essentially
Use
Who
Butterfly
It is difficult not to write satire.
Juvenal
Satire
Difficult
Write
By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
T. J. Miller
Love
Nature
You
Satire
Respect
Every
Enough
More
Parody
Make
Understand
Effectively
Target
Very
To Love
Aspect
Your
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