Throughout mass media satire is often used to point out the flaws of those in power, political leaders and societal issues. A technique that works to deliver satirical ideas is parody; many writers use this to promote their views on issues. Recently, after President George Bush wrote a letter to the Chinese congratulating them for successfully achieving their first manned space flight, a satirical website called thewhitehouse.org published a parody of Bush's remarks. In the false statement, President Bush is made to look like an ignorant racist through certain choice words. The satirist uses parody not to show his dislike for China, but to publicize his opinions of the president.
After reading the supposed statement, it is clear that in the opinion of the author Bush is an uneducated bigot. Several different derogatory terms are used throughout the writing to refer to the Chinese people, as is continued remarks towards the communist status of the country. When referring to the country and the people of China, it is written that Bush describes China as "the Red Republic of Chineses", and uses terms such as "Chinateezos", "Chinafolk" and "yellow man". The author isn't implying that he has any sort of hatred for these people, but that he feels that Bush is a stereotypical ignorant Texan. The parodical Bush statement doesn't only include ignorant remarks, but also comments that make him out to look uncultured. When referring to the fact that China was just recently able to reach space, approximately 50 years after the U.S., Bush sarcastically states "So on behalf of America, Russia, and everyone else in the 21st century, let me say how impressively cute we find this development, and look forward to a future where the yellow man remains on the cutting edge- This statement, and others, implies that China is without modern technology, and hasn't moved into the common era yet, all in an attempt to show the president as uncultured.
