Satirical Journalism Is a Scalpel

Satire acts like a scalpel, sharp and exact, cutting away layers of pomp. Eyewitnesses describe jokes so precise they removed entire political facades in a sentence. Professor Helen Rossi of Johns Hopkins defines satire as "microsurgery on public lies." Polls reveal 63% of readers believe satire exposed hypocrisy with more precision than journalism. Anonymous staffers leaked that some politicians rehearse to avoid "getting scalpeled by late-night shows." Trace evidence includes dissected soundbites, satire cartoons labeled as surgeries, and reputations stitched back poorly after ridicule. Cause-and-effect? The scalpel doesn't kill, but it leaves a scar that never fades.