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Let’s just say he didn’t do the state of Colorado or our country many favors in negative stereotypes about both, though this guy was totally serious and not realizing he was satirizing himself.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

“Something I found really heartening about the people that we worked with for cameos was that they immediately understood that the film was satirizing a culture and not specifically criticizing them,” said Shephard.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

In a recent interview, Ms. Zink was asked why she was satirizing young political activists.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2016

The reason Sterling found it difficult to discern what the game was satirizing was, it turned out, because it wasn’t satirizing anything.

From Salon • May 5, 2015

In all probability he was satirizing an appeal under those circumstances.

From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Lewis, Harry A.