Blog satire gets me thinking...
So, a friend sent me a link to the following blog: seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com.
It is a satire making fun of a certain type of married Mormon women in Utah. I read it. There were some funny parts. But reading about it just made me as annoyed as meeting this kind of person. But the comments are pretty funny because some people don't realize that is it fake even though the "about me" section describes the person as a composite and she refers to her husband as the initials of 4 men that fit the mold. It's weird that someone would get on the blog of a person they don't know and then just start judging and commenting without really even getting the joke. I don't get it.
I think this blog does say something about blogging in general, though. As time goes on all new media will find new ways to fulfill certain comedic or dramatic or human needs that we have. This one is sort of a Saturday Night Live character for bloggers. I just think that is in interesting thing to think about.
I also want to take a minute to share the definition of satire: criticism to produce reform.
The goal of satire is to change something. Just a thought. I think we forget that sometimes. But trust me, if there is any part of this composite girl from the blog in me, I will remember it next time I act like her. Maybe it will stop me, and maybe it won't. But I think it is interesting to think about that find of effect within a new medium.
Anyway, check out this blog and use it to ponder the great media divides/expansions/changes/needs/purposes/ or whatever.
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That's funny - I ran across this blog recently too. I thought it was pretty funny but I wondered who in the world would have the time to write that stuff all the time. And it's just pretty much the same stuff over and over so it got old fast. But I did love how they made fun of how people in Utah say things like "great dill" and "garage sell" among others....oh fun to find your blog btw
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