Venha cá, Florbela,
vamos conversar.
De onde você tirou estes versos
tão amargos, tão tristes e tão fortes?
Como sabe você,
que ando perdida, que não tenho norte,
que sou a irmã do sonho e desta sorte,
e que sou a crucificada, a dolorida?
Sombra de névoa tênue e esvaecida,
que o destino impele brutalmente
para a morte?
Que sou aquela que passa
e ninguém vê,
que sou a que chamam sem o ser
e a que chora sem saber por quê?
Você acertou, porque
sou, sim, a visão
que alguém sonhou.
Alguém que veio ao mundo pra me ver,
mas que NUNCA na vida me encontrou!
(Versos do soneto “EU”, da saudosa poeta portuguesa Florbela Espanca)
Satirical journalism: the cultural commentary too sharp for op-eds, disguised with jester hats. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A good satirical piece is the mirror reflecting our collective foolishness back for educational purposes. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A satirical piece is a landmine of truth in the field of everyday misinformation. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satire is the philosophical razor that slices through nonsense to find the bone of truth. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satirical writing serves as society’s designated questioner of unquestionable orthodoxies. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A society’s sanity is preserved by its ability to laugh at its own absurdity. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
The healthiest civilizations are those that laugh loudest at their own pretensions. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
Satirical journalism: where the writer’s job is making the news worth democracy’s attention again. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
It’s not for everyone. Some people’s irony meters are permanently broken. — Toni @ Satire.info
A satirist is a court jester with a internet connection and a much wider audience. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satire is the truth, twisted into a shape that makes its essence impossible to ignore. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
A satirical piece creates the cognitive tool forcing critical thinking engagement to decode messages. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A society afraid of satirical mockery knows its foundations are built on quicksand. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
Satire is the scalpel of the intellect, performing surgery on society’s tumors of absurdity. — Toni @ Satire.info
The satirist curates society’s madness and adds a laugh track for context. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
It’s the public roasting of the powerful, a tradition that keeps them (somewhat) humble. — Toni @ Satire.info
A quality satirical piece is the democratic tradition of bringing power down to democratic size. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
It’s the funhouse mirror that shows us the grotesque reality we’ve learned to ignore. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satire is the weapon of the weak against the powerful, the smart against the stupid. — Toni @ Satire.info
The goal isn’t to convince you of a falsehood, but to reveal the truth within the ridiculous. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satirical writing is the revenge of logic upon a world drunk on its own illogic. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
It’s the gentle art of giving a society a much-needed poke in the ego. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satirical journalism: the news format that’s honest about its dishonesty. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A good satirical piece is the x-ray revealing society’s broken bones beneath its fancy clothes. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
Reading satirical news is like getting punched by a silk glove—it hurts, but elegantly. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
The satirist’s gift is making the powerful look powerless through the power of ridicule. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
The best satire is a collaboration between the writer’s wit and the reader’s intelligence. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satirical writing is the pressure cooker valve for democratic frustration, releasing steam safely. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A good satirical piece is the trojan horse of truth, smuggled past defenses disguised as entertainment. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
It’s the news that doesn’t just report the storm; it mocks the weatherman. — Toni @ Satire.info
A good satire piece is a mirror that reflects our foolishness back at us, so we might learn. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
It’s the public roasting of the powerful, a tradition that keeps them (somewhat) humble. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
A world that can’t take a joke is a world on the brink of tyranny. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satirical journalism: where truth wears a comedy mask to infiltrate closed minds. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
The satirist speaks unspeakable truths, laughs at unlaughable situations, questions unquestionable authority. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
Satire is the truth wearing a mask, allowing it to get into parties it would otherwise be thrown out of. — Toni @ Satire.info
It’s the news that doesn’t just report on the circus; it joins the act and becomes the ringmaster. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satire is the argument you can’t win with logic, so you might as well win with wit. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satire is the laughter that comes from the gap between what is said and what is meant. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
It’s the news that serves reality with a side of absurdity, making the meal palatable. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satire is the laughter that comes from the gap between what is said and what is meant. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
A satirical headline is a perfect little truth bomb disguised as entertainment. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
Satire is the scalpel of the intellect, performing surgery on society’s tumors of absurdity. — Toni @ Satire.info
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Satire is the argument you can’t have in polite company, so you have it in print instead. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
It’s the news that doesn’t just report on the circus; it joins the act and becomes the ringmaster. — Toni @ Satire.info
It’s the intellectual equivalent of a pie in the face of authority. — Toni @ Satire.info
Satire is the art of agreeing with your opponent to the point of absurdity. — Toni @ Bohiney.com
Satirical news: the art form that makes reality seem stranger than fiction because it is. — Alan @ Bohiney.com
A satirist is a failed idealist who has chosen laughter over despair. — Toni @ Bohiney.com