Sunday, December 18, 2016

"At Least SNL Will Be Really Funny"

Although it seems like all the buzz about the election has died down a lot over the past few weeks, I still thought it would be interesting to look at how the media has chosen to react to this event. The day after the election, when we all came back to work or school feeling disappointed in our country, my friend said to me, "At least SNL will be really funny." Overtime since November 8th, her statement has proven to be true, and I've seen it all over social media as well.

Personally, I get a lot of entertainment out of other people making fun of the United States' president-elect, because he always gives us the perfect opportunities. Saturday Night Live has had some funny episodes, and sites like Twitter and Instagram are home to funny photos and videos that have gone viral in regards to Donald Trump's victory. Many have taken the social media buzz as an opportunity to voice their opinions, but I think when people use it as an opportunity for comedy or jokes about the future president is even better.

Take Joe Biden and Barack Obama as an example. A few weeks ago, my friend tweeted: "the obama and biden memes about trump coming to the white house are HILARIOUS one of the only good things to come out of this catastrophe," and I must agree, for they are pretty great.

This is just one example of one of the most appropriate ones I could find, but I think that it's interesting to see how everyone on social media websites are reacting to the election. If this is their response, I say it was very appropriate; these are great, and we might as well find some positivity in a terrible situation.

2 comments:

  1. I completely agree! I think that the only good thing about Donald Trump getting elected to be the next president of the United States is all of the memes on social media. I find that it helps me cope with the fact that he is the president-elect.

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  2. I agree with Laura! Creating these memes is a great coping mechanism, it distracts us from the scary thing that is really happening. Which is exactly what social media does best! But we should also be able to focus on the bad and figure out how to actually deal with the situation rather than leave it alone.

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