the.com/parody
The art of loving something so much you have to roast it.
means A comic imitation of a work, style, or person that exaggerates its features to mock or amuse.
from From Greek 'parōidia' — 'para-' meaning 'beside' or 'counter to,' plus 'ōidē,' a song or ode (the same root that gives us 'melody' and 'rhapsody'). So a parody was literally a 'counter-song,' sung alongside the original to twist it. It traveled through Latin into English around the late 16th century, and the 'beside-the-song' sense still fits: a parody marches right next to its target, mimicking the tune while changing the words.
- legal shield
- US courts protect parody as fair use
- ancient roots
- Greeks mocked Homer's epics in comic verse
- weird al
- Asks permission though he legally doesn't have to
- close cousin
- Satire targets society; parody targets the work itself
- too good
- Spinal Tap fooled viewers into thinking it was real
weird al yankovic — parodied michael jackson's 'bad' as 'fat' in 1988, transforming pop music with accordion-driven comedy versions
scary movie franchise — 2000 film that parodied scream, i know what you did last summer, and other horror films with absurdist humor
mad magazine — founded 1952, continuously parodied movies, tv shows, and politics through satirical covers and comic strips