Dave Chappelle Use Of Satire Essay

Comedy has become a part of a vast majority of television shows, especially satirical comedy, rising to the top with shows such as: The Daily Show, Chappelle’s Show and Saturday Night Live to name a few. These satirical comedies have had a vast and continuing impact on the discourse in today’s society. By examining “Black White Supremacy,” by Dave Chappelle and “Conservative Libertarian,” by Jon Steward, through their use of satire, we can see that skits such as these have a lasting impact on society by creating discourse on the objects being mocked. “A Black White Supremacist,” by Dave Chappelle highlights the absurdity of racism by parodying members of white supremacy groups such as the KKK. Whereas, Chappelle is addressing a social justice

Jon Stewart himself may not be an indignant person but he becomes indignant throughout the skit when addressing the comments of Glenn Beck on progressives. Throughout the skit he sarcastically yells out how progressives want to “control every aspect of your life,” he also says mockingly that progressives are a “malignancy to the body of politics.” Slippery slope fallacy is implemented throughout the scene along with the use of indignation, for example when he cynically says, “Progressives if you believe in a minimum safety net for the nations needs then you believe in total and absolute government control,” after this he becomes irate and yells at the audience, “YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY MOTHER FUCKING RIGHT.” This use of indignation and slippery slope fallacy by Stewart is to mock the damaging ideologies that are presented by Glenn Beck and to start discussion on this ideology, Beck himself and the gullible people who believes the absurdity he spews. Using satire on this kind of subject is the safest way to provide commentary because it exposes the hypocrisy and contradicting statements made by Glenn Beck that may be overlooked, while being