Questioning the New Yorker's Think Pieces on Dogs

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The speaker has a problem with the think pieces in The New Yorker
The speaker doesn't understand why they are being made to think about their dog
The satire doesn't feel like satire when the speaker is watching it
The speaker finds it terrifying to be in the presence of the satire
The speaker has gone on the show three times and swore they would never go on again
The speaker asks if the listener has a dog

In the political turmoil of mid-1990s Britain, a brilliant young comic named Harry Enfield set out to satirize the ideology and politics of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. His parodies became famous. He wrote and performed a vicious sendup of the typical Thatcherite nouveau riche buffoon. People loved it. And what happened? Exactly the opposite of what Enfield hoped would happen. In an age dominated by political comedy, “The Satire Paradox” asks whether laughter and social protest are friends or foes.

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