To build
onto what I was saying earlier about satire being a weapon that can be used to
fight someone with more power than yourself, I thought that it could be
interesting (and fun) to show you this clip, which satirizes people of the
upper class. Upper-class people are often satirized; they are a very grateful
subject for ridicule. The Romans, who introduced the concept of satire (they
called it satura, and even though all satura would not be
classified as satire today, it is very similar to satire) were amongst the
first to satirize the upper class. One of the earliest examples is Petronius' Dinner
with Tramalchio, which contrasts the behavior of a group of wealthy
freedmen to that of upper-class Roman citizens. It basically criticizes the
greed and conceit of Rome's upper class.
Now, for
more modern satire, I want to show you this clip called Posh People,
which ridicules the life of the upper class in an extremely entertaining way.
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