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When Ironic first came out I thought it was, you know, not terrible, but generally overhyped. This issue was compounded by the fact that, not long after, we were "learning" about irony in English class in high school or something and the point was made that that song doesn't have any irony.
Except, it does. I mean, a good chunk of it is arguable as situational irony at the very least, but the guy on the plane crashing who says "well, isn't that great" is using sarcasm, which is pretty clearly a form of irony no matter which way you slice it.
I think Alanis Morrissette is a genius, for the meta-irony of getting a bunch of English teachers to denounce her comprehension of the notion of irony.
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The above was half-finished and apparently saved as a draft because I wrote part of it like months ago, and maybe the browser crashed before I finished or something. Neat feature.
I am kind of sad tonight. Not like, personally sad, but sort of nothing-is-going-on-and-I-just-watched-a-bunch-of-sad-stuff-on-Youtube.
The final sketch of That Mitchell and Webb Look -- a british comedy variety show
Vienna Teng's Recessional
Except, it does. I mean, a good chunk of it is arguable as situational irony at the very least, but the guy on the plane crashing who says "well, isn't that great" is using sarcasm, which is pretty clearly a form of irony no matter which way you slice it.
I think Alanis Morrissette is a genius, for the meta-irony of getting a bunch of English teachers to denounce her comprehension of the notion of irony.
*******
The above was half-finished and apparently saved as a draft because I wrote part of it like months ago, and maybe the browser crashed before I finished or something. Neat feature.
I am kind of sad tonight. Not like, personally sad, but sort of nothing-is-going-on-and-I-just-watched-a-bunch-of-sad-stuff-on-Youtube.
The final sketch of That Mitchell and Webb Look -- a british comedy variety show
Vienna Teng's Recessional