I think a PLAYFUL critique is GOOD for all of US, and that's basically how I see satire functioning. But I'm not interested in a kind of contemptuous satirical vision; I try always, even when I'm knowingly being satirical, to also be humane, but I MEAN, let's face it: there's plenty in American life to make fun of, and we all participate in it.
Read MoreMagoo's APPEAL lies in our hostility TOWARD an older generation. But he's not only nearsighted physically. His mind is selective of what it sees, too. That is where the humor, the satire lies, in the DIFFERENCE between what he thinks he sees and reality as we SEE it.
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