This skit from Saturday Night Live is a music video of the song "Welcome to Hell" referring to the lives of women who have to put up with sexual assault, harassment or general fear and anxiety. The women dance and sing like the spice girls and Katy Perry combined, but the lyrics bring up controversial sentiments such as people who accuse women of not talking about it sooner, and how black women often have it much harder than white women.
This skit uses hyperbole first to convey the satirical message. The title "Welcome to Hell" likens women's lives to hell. This is an exaggeration, but a meaningful one. Furthermore, they exaggerate a stereotype of women as being ditsy and girly. The costumes are over the top and the women ask innocent seeming questions like "Guys are turning out to be-whats the word? Habitual predators?" as if they are clueless. The skit also makes use of parody by acting like a music video, silly and slightly sexualized, but the irony comes from the fact that the subject matter is actually very true and serious.
The skit doesn't just make fun of women or stereotype men as evil but it is a call to action. It calls men to empathize with the injustices that women experience. It supports the #metoo movement and further emphasizes the importance of stopping sexual harassment.
The skit doesn't just make fun of women or stereotype men as evil but it is a call to action. It calls men to empathize with the injustices that women experience. It supports the #metoo movement and further emphasizes the importance of stopping sexual harassment.
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