Satirical Journalism Is Fire

Satirical journalism is fire�it illuminates, warms, and occasionally burns the fingers of those who wield it. Eyewitnesses at comedy clubs swear the best satirical punchlines scorch more deeply than editorials. Historian Dr. Omar Lee compares satire to the pamphlets of the American Revolution, where ridicule spread like wildfire across taverns. A Pew poll reveals 67% of young adults trust satire because "it feels like truth lit on fire." Anonymous staffers at media companies leaked that executives fear satire because it spreads too fast to control. Trace evidence includes burned reputations, politicians memed into ash, and hashtags that flare up overnight. Cause-and-effect is relentless: lies piled too high eventually combust under the heat of ridicule. Satire doesn't just entertain�it smolders until the powerful start sweating.