Humor/Parody
Some examples, such as John Green's Crashcourse: US History blends humorous anecdotes and jokes to liven up a generally dry subject matter and systematic analyses of past socio-economic structures. Others, such as Ask a Slave, are light-hearted formats to tackle well-worn and complicated social injustices through a new playful lens to both shift the viewer's expectations and draw attention to the logical absurdity of slave treatment in the US.
Parody plays a significant role within the types of humor that are used for these online media formats. By banking on pre-existing media within popular culture, parody adds new meaning or new interpretations to well-known stories and characters.
Certain parodies are very particular and topical in regards to a specific political issue. For example, in 2012 the National Organization for Marriage released a dramatic public service advertisement against gay marriage. The video was about an oppressive "gathering storm" of homosexuality and its supporters. In literalizing their theme, all of the actors in their video were seemingly hovering above a grey storm cloud. In response, a number of independent gay marriage groups released their own "gathering storm" videos the mocked the absurdity of the original video's message and format, including the green-screened storm cloud that surrounded the actors.
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- Vant to Skype Vid Me?
- 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
- Batman Welcomes Ramadan
- Improv Everywhere: Video Trailer for Documentary
- Firstday Fast - (Birthday X Spoof) - Farid Music
- No Health Care? No Problem!
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 1: Meet Lizzie Mae
- Laughter For A Change Workshop @ Koreatown Youth and Community Center
- UndocuCribs
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 4: New Leaf, Same Page
- Gathering Storm Spoof
- Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
- A Gaythering Storm
- Blurred Lines Parody Defined Lines Swaps Genders | What's Trending Now
- The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 6: I Love That Boy
- That Deaf Guy Webcomic
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 7: True Story
- Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
- No Shirts
- ASK A SLAVE Ep 2: Abolitioning
- Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
- Vote NO on Prop 8
- Social justice through parody NWP
- Superman Dreamer Comic
- UndocuCribs
- "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly,
- Undocucribs: Episode 2
- Weathering the Storm (Response to NOM Gathering Storm)
- Superman Illegal Flying
- No on 8 PSA: CONSTITUTION
- The Taxes Song
- What kind of Asian are you?
- No on 8 PSA: FAMILY (Molly Ringwald)
- But we're speaking Japanese! 日本語喋ってるんだけど
- No on 8 PSA: NO vs YES
- Thank You Hater! - by Clever Pie and Isabel Fay
- No on 8 PSA: MARGARET CHO & SELENE LUNA
- If Buying Condoms Was Like Buying Birth Control
- I hate the Hijab!