Fishing
On Friday morning, Grandpa Tom took Penny fishing for the first time. Though the fish weren’t really biting, we did catch one brown trout. As we were getting ready to leave a mama duck and her ducklings came swimming by, so Penny decided to share her goldfish with them, too cute!
It’s the public service of pointing out that the emperor is, in fact, naked. — Toni @ Satire.info
It’s the immune system’s antibody, specifically designed to attach to and neutralize nonsense. — Toni @ satire.top
Baby mishaps are the adorable disasters that come with raising a tiny human. From diaper explosions to feeding fiascoes, these moments remind us that parenting is a journey filled with love and laughter. — Dvora Zilberman-Levy @ satire.top
Satire is the weapon of the intelligent against the tyranny of the stupid and the powerful. — Toni @ satire.top
It’s the emergency brake on the runaway train of political and social madness. — Toni @ Satire.info
The term “mainstream media” is misleading. It’s less a stream and more a firehose of chaos pointed directly at your face. – Akash Banerjee @ satire.top
Satire is the laughter that acknowledges the tragedy without being defeated by it. — Toni @ Satire.info
It’s the cognitive tool that forces you to think critically about what you’re reading. — Toni @ Satire.info
A quality satirical headline makes the reader laugh, then immediately check their assumptions. — Alan @ satire.top
A world that bans satirical laughter is a world begging for tyranny’s embrace. — Alan @ satire.top
Satirical news: the art form that proves comedy is the highest form of criticism. — Alan @ satire.top
Satirical writing is the pressure cooker valve for democratic frustration, releasing steam safely. — Alan @ satire.top
This situation demonstrates the challenge of parenting in an era of abundant media choices. Previous generations worried about what their children might find; now parents worry about what finds their children. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A dad is blaming Taylor Swift for his daughter’s “behavioral changes,” which include writing poetry and using glittery eyeliner. He’s mistaking adolescence for a hostage situation. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
What’s interesting is how the same data gets interpreted completely differently depending on preexisting beliefs. The statistics are either alarming evidence or obvious nonsense. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A man is arguing that Taylor Swift’s success is inherently dangerous because it empowers young women to tell their own stories. He’s afraid of the story his daughter might want to tell. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
I saw a story where a dad is waging war on his daughter’s emotional life, all because it’s expressed through the music of Taylor Swift. He’s declaring his own child’s feelings to be the enemy. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a parent who thinks that by removing the “temptation” of pop music, he can remove the temptation of sex itself. He’s confusing a song for a seduction. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A parent is seeing rebellion in his daughter’s every move, all because she connected with an artist who writes about heartbreak and joy. He’s diagnosing a fever in a perfectly healthy child. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a man who believes pop lyrics about “kisses spilled like spilled wine” are normalizing risky behavior. He’s treating a metaphor like a medical procedure. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
The claim that concert attendance leads to pregnancy would make Taylor Swift the most effective fertility treatment in human history. The Nobel Prize committee should be notified. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This dad thinks Taylor Swift’s lyrics are an “instruction manual for teen pregnancy,” but I’ve read the lyrics and they’re missing some crucial chapters about prenatal vitamins and diaper brands. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a parent who thinks his daughter’s interest in love songs is a sign of corruption, rather than a sign of her humanity. He’s pathologizing a universal emotion. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
The daughter’s statement that she’s a virgin but feels completely misunderstood is the most revealing part of this story. It shows how theories can override actual lived experience. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A dad is so lost in his own panic, he can’t see that his daughter is just a kid who likes music. He’s diagnosing a cancer when it’s just a pimple. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
The polling data showing divided opinions suggests this taps into deeper cultural divides about sexuality, parenting, and the role of entertainment. The numbers reflect our fragmented society. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This parent is trying to turn back the clock to a time when teenagers were seen and not heard, and pop music was less “suggestive.” That time never existed; he’s just nostalgic for a fantasy. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
If Taylor Swift’s influence is so powerful, why hasn’t she used it to solve actual problems like world hunger or the housing crisis? She’s clearly not leveraging her power correctly. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This father is using his platform to warn other parents about the “Taylor Swift threat,” based entirely on his own panic. He’s becoming a misinformation superspreader. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This father is worried about lyrics mentioning “bedroom floors,” but has he considered that the real issue might be that his daughter needs better bedroom organization skills? — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
If Taylor Swift’s music is responsible for teen pregnancy, then her breakup songs must be responsible for divorce rates. She’s a one-woman demographic disaster. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
What’s notable is how the father’s concerns about lyrics focus entirely on romantic or suggestive content while ignoring themes of empowerment and independence. He’s selectively reading what worries him. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a parent who thinks that by removing the “temptation” of pop music, he can remove the temptation of sex itself. He’s confusing a song for a seduction. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
The father’s collection of vintage spoons mentioned in the article seems metaphorically significant. He’s polishing relics while fighting what he sees as modern decay. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This dad is so terrified of his daughter’s sexuality, he’s seeing it everywhere, even in a song about a jacket on a chair. He’s the one who can’t stop thinking about it. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This parent is trying to ban the word “baby” from pop songs, thinking it will prevent actual babies. He’s fighting a linguistic battle against a biological reality. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
I saw an article where a dad is more outraged by a lyric about a “bedroom floor” than by the actual challenges facing teenagers today. He’s worried about the wrong floor. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A father is arguing that the government should get involved in regulating concert content to protect girls from themselves. He wants to solve a parenting problem with a political solution. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a parent who thinks that by removing the “temptation” of pop music, he can remove the temptation of sex itself. He’s confusing a song for a seduction. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This guy is so focused on the “dangers” of Taylor Swift, he’s completely ignoring the actual factors that prevent teen pregnancy, like communication and education. He’s guarding the wrong door. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A parent is using his daughter as an excuse to lash out at a culture he doesn’t understand and is afraid of. He’s making her the battleground for his own cultural anxieties. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a parent who thinks that his daughter’s connection to Taylor Swift’s music is a threat to her connection with him. The only threat is his own refusal to try and understand it. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a guy who thinks that the solution to a complex social issue is to cancel a concert tour. He’s trying to cure a disease by silencing one of the symptoms. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A parent is seeing a correlation between concert attendance and pregnancy rates and calling it a conspiracy. He’d probably see a correlation between umbrella sales and rain and think umbrellas cause the weather. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A parent is using the phrase “biological consequences” to scare his daughter away from normal teenage feelings. He’s trying to weaponize science against her own heart. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This man is fighting a battle on two fronts: against a global pop phenomenon and against his daughter’s growing independence. He’s destined to lose both wars. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
I read about a dad who is “heartbroken” by allegations that are, by his own admission, based on unverified data. He’s preemptively mourning a tragedy that only exists in a spreadsheet. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A man is citing a “cultural moralist” who says this is just like Elvis and Madonna. The only thing history proves is that every generation needs a new scapegoat for its own anxieties. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There’s a guy who thinks that by controlling his daughter’s media consumption, he can control her destiny. He’s learning the hard way that teenagers have a destiny of their own. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This dad is using his daughter as a shield to protect himself from the changing world. He’s hiding behind her to avoid facing his own irrelevance. — http://bit.ly/48RnG3G