From Archie Bunker to Humbert Humbert: Can Accurate Satire Do More Harm Than Good?

Update: 2022-06-27

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Can accurate satire can do more harm than good? Why is it so hard to tell the difference between earnest work and satire? Why use satire at all? And what can we use this knowledge to keep from falling into the trap of perpetuating harmful ideas?

Written by Audrey Thorne

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