Recently, in my English class, we've been discussing satire and what one can satirize. Can someone satirize everything or are there certain things that are off limits? I believe certain things are off limits when it comes to satire. I feel that problems that are out of people's control should be off limits when it comes down to satire. Usually melancholy things such as death, disease, cancer, etc... Such problems should not be taken in a light way, and it's not even funny. People have no ability to change if people die or get sick, so there's no room for satire. Satire normally tries to evoke some sort of social change, and ill things previously mentioned cannot be changed. Even people's different perspectives on death or sickness should not be satirized due to seriousness of these topics and the way people feel about them. Satire can be very funny when it comes to other problems in our world, but it should stay away from these topics people simply have no sway over.
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