Wha? You No Like my pre-fab Ho-Hos? Methinks they REAL good...

Satire (from Latin satura, not from the Greek figure satyr) is a literary genre, chiefly literary and dramatic, no more no less, in which human or individual voices, vices, follies, jollies, abuses, obtuses, shortcomings and longgoings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, and many other methods, sometimes with an intent to bring about improvement, sometimes just for the pure sport of it. Satire is used in graphic arts and performing arts as well. Although satire is usually witty, and often very funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour but criticism of an event, an individual or a group in a clever manner. Sometimes this works and sometimes it does not, but the main thing is that the satirist keep on keeping on, trying to get it right. Satire is to be distinguished from parody, which sticks to the form of the piece being mocked (see previous post, "Bridget Riley Soiled Panties" for a good example of parody). The similarity to comedy is that "in satire, irony is militant". Satire usually has a definite target, which may be a person or group of people, an idea or attitude, an institution or a social practice. It is found in many artistic forms of expression, including literature, plays, commentary, and media such as song lyrics and now, in blogs such as the B=L=A=C=K=F=L=I=E=S LANGUAGE E=X=P=E=R=I=M=E=N=T=S. Often the target is examined by being held up for ridicule, typically in the hope of shaming it into reform. A very common, almost defining feature of satire is a strong vein of irony or sarcasm. Also, parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are devices frequently used in satirical speech and writing – but it is strictly a misuse of the word to describe as "satire" works without an ironic (or sarcastic) undercurrent of mock-approval.
N.B. = Satirical writing or drama often professes to approve values that are the diametric opposite of what the satirist actually wishes to promote. Since this seems to confuse most of the people in the world, and has been known to even make them violently angry in some instances, it is for this reason that satire is often thought of as one of the most challenging and demanding modes for a creative person to work within. One must not only tread the fine line of being cruel to be kind (which leads to unpopularity), but they also have to contend with a lot of suckasses who don't get it, and who won't ever get it (which leads to hilarity). It is because there are these types of people -- The Don't-Getters -- that satire was invented in the first place. It has officially become the last line of defence for those brutalized by the rigid homogeneity of a suffocating monoculture.
So if you don't happen to enjoy the balm of satire, that's just too fucking bad for you, isn't it? Why don't you start your own collection of Holly Hobbyhorse Memorabilia? Or, at the very least, begin to admit to yourself that you are one of the billions of Don't-Getters that are fueling the barbs of satire in the first place? You're the one who wanted to be a superstar -- being harpooned by lampoon goes with the territory...