Re: http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com
I didn't find the site that funny; it is just a tad too absurd. Perhaps it's those who identify with the warped mentality being satired that will laugh the most.
I think this letter displays a well-rounded opinion of the site:
As you may know, the television show "The Simpsons" includes a segment called the "Itchy and Scratchy show" which uses hyper-violent content to parody the cartoon "Tom and Jerry". Though "Itchy and Scratchy" was ostensibly created to criticize portrayals of violence as humorous, the segment quickly became popular in its own right, and its hyper-violent content is now seen by many as funnier than the less violent content of "Tom and Jerry".
As this example shows, anyone who pokes fun at a social ill without examining the consequences of that ill is not an author of satire but of a clever form of imitation at best. Unfortunately, as imitation is "the sincerest form of flattery", these would-be satirists perpetuate the very problem they were attempting to criticize; they invite those who are secretly attracted to the social ill in question to get in on the fun and write off those offended by such a counterproductive pastime as "not getting the joke".
