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  Hey, remember that one time the New Yorker tried to ruin Obama with a cartoon?

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  Craig O. Stewart Old Dominion University

  February 12, 2009

  Clinton and/or AIPAC) evidence of progressive paranoia that conservatives had not been winning elections ... pessimistic about its ability to win elections. ...
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  On the Limits of #Lulz: Niche Taste and the Implosion of Satire

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  David Gurney Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  March 06, 2017

  the internet where anonymous attacks against minorities can earn plenty of #lulz. ...
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  HBO's Veep, Postfeminism, and Political Humor

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  Emanuelle Wessels Augsburg College

  August 23, 2012

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  women hold only 17% of U.S. Congressional seats, and woman has yet to win the White House, perhaps ...
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  Made In Canada: Lovingly Mocking the Canadian Television Industry

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  Andrea Ruehlicke University of New Brunswick

  May 20, 2020

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  air, the program was popular and critically well-received, winning 10 Gemini awards. However, it is ...
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  Springfield, Iraq

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  November 10, 2006

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  Springfield, Iraq satire politics FOX Iraq The Simpsons animation War of the Worlds Curator's Note With a War of the Worlds-style hoax over in this episode of The Simpsons, a real alien invasion begins. Earlier in the episode, Springfieldians were th ...
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  Glimmers of Hope

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  Kevin Howley DePauw University

  February 22, 2010

  a television interview or debate is scheduled to begin.   As candidates catch a breath, practice that winning ...
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  Making Sense of South Park, or Is a Snuke in a Sniz more than a Snuke in a Sniz?

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  July 26, 2007

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  Making Sense of South Park, or Is a Snuke in a Sniz more than a Snuke in a Sniz? narrative satire politics South Park Comedy Central cartoon carnivalesque taste election Hillary Clinton CNN Curator's Note South Park has parlayed crude animation and c ...
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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  July 27, 2007

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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame satire race transcoding stereotyping citizenship African American cartoon The Boondocks Kobena Mercer Nightline Bill Cosby Aaron McGruder Cartoon Network Curator' ...
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  Two Words: Chuck Norris

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  Ian Reilly University of Guelph

  January 16, 2008

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  Two Words: Chuck Norris branding satire politics Mike Huckabee celebrity endorsement conservatism Republicans Curator's Note Mike Huckabee's collaboration with Chuck Norris – a minute-long advert suggestively called HuckChuck Facts – provides a ...