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1. 1 2013-10-15T20:56:53-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 Spoofing Anti-Gay Ads Raffi Sarkissian 1 Grassroots-produced spoofs of anti-gay ad, "Gathering Storm" plain 2013-10-15T20:56:53-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963

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1. 1 2013-10-15T20:49:25-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 A Gaythering Storm 4 Become a fan on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/funnyordie There is a storm being caused by gay marriage and we are all in serious trouble. This is a parod... plain 2013-11-05T10:40:06-08:00 YouTube 2013-07-20T06:30:10.000Z video PhaihBGD2tc Comedy FunnyorDie Sangita Shresthova 497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
2. 1 2013-10-15T20:48:59-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 Gathering Storm Spoof 4 A parody of the recent National Organization of Marriage's anti-gay commercial "Gathering Storm" Original commercial available at http://tinyurl.com/NOMgathe... plain 2014-10-22T18:12:55-07:00 YouTube 2009-04-14T05:36:14.000Z video 0mQVT2SC3M0 News Andrew Keenan-Bolger Alexandra Margolin 7dce2caa0446e9a40e6f5f2e9ea7ffd920231440
3. 1 2013-10-15T20:47:41-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad 4 The apocalyptic consequences of two gay people in a loving relationship are too terrifying to imagine. Frankly, we're crapping our pants at the prospect, and... plain 2014-10-22T18:14:43-07:00 YouTube 2009-04-13T13:21:39.000Z video L0pPEAdDn64 Comedy djm8djm8 Alexandra Margolin 7dce2caa0446e9a40e6f5f2e9ea7ffd920231440
4. 1 2013-10-15T20:48:30-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 Weathering the Storm (Response to NOM Gathering Storm) 2 Love Not Laws aspires to show that Margaret Mead was correct when she said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the w... plain 2013-10-15T22:13:34-07:00 YouTube 2009-04-22T16:35:24.000Z video gtcvhqg-sOM Nonprofit lovenotlaws Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963
5. 1 2013-10-15T20:45:13-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 Lies from the "National Organization for Marriage" 1 The National Organization for Marriage is airing this ad on television telling lies about marriage equality. Fight back at http://www.EndTheLies.org. plain 2013-10-15T20:45:13-07:00 YouTube 2009-04-07T20:52:23.000Z video 4AzLrn5JVIo Nonprofit Human Rights Campaign Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963
6. 1 2013-10-15T20:47:10-07:00 Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963 Response to NOM's Gathering Storm 1 A low budget response to the high budget anti gay Marriage PSA for NOM Cast: Lynne Rosenberg Katharine Heller Calen Lang Tai Verley John Knefel Tony Rodrigue... plain 2013-10-15T20:47:10-07:00 YouTube 2009-04-17T16:49:21.000Z video F40LRG9wDWY Comedy HappyCousin Raffi Sarkissian ea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f3210963

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• 1 media/medialibrarythumbnailsscreenshot.jpg 2013-10-15T22:09:07-07:00 Humor/Parody 21 structured_gallery 2014-11-04T12:29:48-08:00 Across most of the groups and issues, humor is used as a common tactic for making media artefacts entertaining and their messages resonate. Whether it be exploring social injustices, mocking conservative political advertisements, or spreading scientific knowledge, humor is utilized to bring greater levity and self-awareness to often complicated subject matter. 
  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.
• 1 2014-02-17T20:52:45-08:00 A Gathering Storm 2 split 2014-02-18T14:00:24-08:00 Part of a different state campaign, the National Organization for Marriage (a right-wing group responsible for much of the anti-gay ballot measures) released an anti-gay marriage ad, titled "A Gathering Storm."
  The ad's ridiculous content caused many user-generated parodies to pop up online. Check them out on the left.
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  The ad even reached a group of celebrities who put together their own parody ad, titled "A Gaythering Storm" and released it through FunnyorDie.com. 
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