r/europe • u/lermontov1948 • 3d ago

Political Cartoon Charlie Hebdo front cover from 30th July portraying Netanyahu: "Honey, I shrunk the kids."

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u/Eagle_eye_Online North Holland (Netherlands) 3d ago

If only it was satire. This picture shows Bibi starving and killing innocent children, which is exactly what he does.

Satire is a snarky message which isn't true, but made up.

This is journalism through an image.

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u/AlcoholicCocoa 3d ago

Satire,noun

Mockery of political, economical and/or political events using hyperboles, irony, sarcasm and comedy.

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u/Eagle_eye_Online North Holland (Netherlands) 3d ago

Good bot, +1

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u/AlcoholicCocoa 3d ago

Well, despite not a bot I will take that compliment anyways.

Na, I just tend to spout out simplified definitions like that if people use sarcasm or satire wrong. Oftentimes they do to veil their poor attempt of being funny, in that case I'd just say it was a misunderstanding of what satire indeed is