Despite several claims on the political inconsequence and moral ambivalence of humor and satire, I contend that satire can be employed to raise environmental awareness, which requires ethical and political responsibility, and foreground environmental concerns among people and policy makers. South Park is investigated to illustrate how an alliance between satire and environmentalism can further environmental causes. The show’s environmental satire happens at three levels: direct environmental satire aiming to promote environmental ethics and encourage change; satire directed against environmentalists; and satire linking environmental issues with other adjacent concerns including politics, economy, culture, race, ethnicity, science and religion.

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讽刺、幽默和生态思想

尽管有一些关于幽默和讽刺的政治后果和道德矛盾的说法，我认为讽刺可以用来提高环境意识，这需要道德和政治责任，以及人们和政策制定者对环境的关注。调查南方公园是为了说明讽刺和环保主义之间的联盟如何进一步推动环境事业。该节目的环境讽刺发生在三个层面：直接的环境讽刺旨在促进环境伦理和鼓励变革；讽刺环保主义者；和讽刺将环境问题与其他相关问题联系起来，包括政治、经济、文化、种族、民族、科学和宗教。