http://humorfeed.com/story.php?title=irony-in-a-post-ironic-world-combating-culturally-constructed-ignorance-with-satire By definition, effective satire challenges power structures, be they political, social or cultural, in a way that is generally offensive (by design) to the subject being satirized. It's no surprise then that satire as a genre tends to come under attack when faced with conflicts/stress points that test the limits of a society. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:38:38 UTC en