The most blatantly obvious and funniest strategy used to satirize is how the author takes advantage of the multiple meanings of the word “change.” An integral part of Obama’s campaign, here the word means “the act or instance of making or becoming different,” whereas in the Onion article the author uses the sense of the word that means “coins as opposed to paper currency.” The way the author takes advantage of this homonym allows him to make the article humorous and funny by making fun of the Americans that do not pay attention to politics and therefore do not understand Obama’s campaign.
The author of “Black Guy Asks Nation For Change” also implements an understatement in order to mock those that do not pay attention to the news and politics. As seen in the title of the article, the author repeatedly calls Obama “the black guy” and “the black man.” This understatement exemplifies how out of the loop and blatantly ignorant some Americans are, since they do not even know who Obama is. By satirizing this ignorantness, the author achieves the effects of humor and therefore exposes the absurdity of those who do not know what is going on in the world.
In “Black Guy Asks Nation for Change” from the Onion, the author of this article uses a funny homonym and a clear understatement in order to mock those who are out of the loop and do not pay attention to important things, like presidential elections, by satirizing the public’s reception of Obama’s 2008 campaign centered around “change.” This Onion article, an oldie but a goodie, has made this week’s TOW fun and educational! Nice one Onion, you did it again. :)
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| "The black guy is oddly comfortable demanding change from people he's never even met." - The Onion |
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