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MineralMan

(151,287 posts)
48. Why would that be needed?
Mon Jun 21, 2021, 10:04 AM
Jun 2021

Satire has been a legitimate way of poking at things for a very, very long time. Why shouldn't it appear here in General Discussion? If you see "The Onion" or "Borowitz" in the link, you should know it's satire. You can skip it if you don't like satire.

As a DUer, I sometimes post satire in GD myself, satires I write myself. I signal them by using the word "BROKEN:" in the title. I also signal it within the post, and at the end, with this .

Satires have changed things. They make people think. Some people are fooled by a well-written satire. That just shows that the satirist is good at that form of commentary.

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Has anyone ever though of a DU subforum for "satire"? WarGamer Jun 2021 #1
I like this line of inquiry Drum Jun 2021 #19
A child forum? Renew Deal Jun 2021 #41
Why would that be needed? MineralMan Jun 2021 #48
Why? Treefrog Jun 2021 #57
I always think of satire as a joke... WarGamer Jun 2021 #63
Funny... 2naSalit Jun 2021 #2
I really think we need a 'high five' emoji-thing here ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #6
Me too! Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #10
Same here. n/t. happybird Jun 2021 #14
Me too. soldierant Jun 2021 #37
I didn't want kids and everyone said, "Oh, when you fall in love you'll want them." betsuni Jun 2021 #45
Yeah, I never wanted children and was lucky to find a man who didn't care csziggy Jun 2021 #64
That's funny. Solly Mack Jun 2021 #3
Awww. The Onion Deuxcents Jun 2021 #4
I loved this! smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #5
The reality is, it pretty much does.... CousinIT Jun 2021 #7
Great article. Thanks for posting the link. Nt raccoon Jun 2021 #39
Great article! smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #50
Thx for posting...personally I don't blame any woman who thinks motherhood "blows." PortTack Jun 2021 #8
How can this possibly be the Onion? Everything it says is right on. nt Biophilic Jun 2021 #9
Exactly what I was thinking! Duppers Jun 2021 #31
If women were able to be completely hnest with themselves, and with survey takers, soldierant Jun 2021 #38
What is amazing is that some women who have twins go on to have more babies! Klaralven Jun 2021 #11
I have a high school friend mnhtnbb Jun 2021 #18
If the first set of twins are fraternal, the chance that the next pregnancy will be twins increases Klaralven Jun 2021 #21
I love The Onion. Please carry on. abqtommy Jun 2021 #12
.I decided when I was a kid I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #13
I felt the same. Never wanted kids or marriage but got pregnant in my late thirties. Dream Girl Jun 2021 #22
My love for the cats I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #25
I had to put my cat down during my 7th month of pregnancy. I was so devastated and was sobbing Dream Girl Jun 2021 #30
I don't like kids I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #51
I think you just described me. Never wanted kids, but always had cats. Vinca Jun 2021 #43
Always wanted kids and cats womanofthehills Jun 2021 #46
You could adopt an elderly cat I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #52
True, but elderly cats need care if the owner dies, too. Vinca Jun 2021 #54
Excellent idea! I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #62
Thats great. We tried for kids. Did not work out and was painful at the time. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #15
It is much more difficult for young people now. The cost of housing, student debt makes it much Dream Girl Jun 2021 #24
I just don't buy that anymore. Did until people I knew started having adult kids. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #33
Sounds Like Us ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #58
I would only want a kid if I could be with them most of the times JI7 Jun 2021 #16
When we got married, I told my wife we would only have children until she was ready AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #17
It's different when they're your own. When you bring that tiny helpless baby home and witness every Dream Girl Jun 2021 #26
Considering teachers know more about a parent's children than most parents. . . AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #34
I never had teachers like that. Only had one in 10 years of public education who gave a shit Dream Girl Jun 2021 #49
I teach on an native American reservation. Many of my students are McKinney-Vento AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #59
I have a number of personal friends who are teachers, but they tend to be progressive and Dream Girl Jun 2021 #60
If not for the word blows Demobrat Jun 2021 #20
Same here I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #53
I had one, 11 yr ago NickB79 Jun 2021 #23
Just because you can doesn't mean you should, so I didn't. Warpy Jun 2021 #27
I didn't plan it this way, Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #28
That is not satire. That is the truth. nt SunSeeker Jun 2021 #29
Exactly. Word. love_katz Jun 2021 #32
It is hard, it can be isolating Bettie Jun 2021 #35
Our friends in South Korea would agree... peppertree Jun 2021 #36
Well, my half-American daughter delayed motherhood for a good reason DFW Jun 2021 #40
Many Japanese women don't want children and the men in charge of everything betsuni Jun 2021 #42
An old piece of data... Maxheader Jun 2021 #44
I feel bad for parents who feel that "everything fuckin sucks" about having kids SYFROYH Jun 2021 #47
Women who don't want children should be respected. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #55
This ignores the genetically different nitpicker Jun 2021 #56
Some women shouldn't have children. panader0 Jun 2021 #61
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