Satire and free speech

"The twin TARPAULINS consist of SATIRE of political parties. Satire is a "literary form that employs such devices as SARCASM, IRONY and RIDICULE to deride prevailing vices or follies," and this may target any individual or group in society, private and government alike. It seeks to effectively communicate a greater purpose, often used for "POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CRITICISM" "because it tears down facades, deflates stuffed shirts, and UNMASK HYPOCRISY. . . . NOTHING IS MORE THOROUGHLY DEMOCRATIC THAN TO HAVE THE HIGH-AND-MIGHTY LAMPOONED AND SPOOFED." Northrop Frye, wellknown in this literary field, claimed that satire had two defining features: "one is WIT OR HUMOR founded on fantasy or a sense of the GROTESQUE AND ABSURD, the other is an object of attack." Thus, satire frequently uses EXAGGERATION, ANALOGY , and OTHER RHETORICAL DEVICES."


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THE DIOCESE OF BACOLOD, REPRESENTED BY THE MOST REV. BISHOP VICENTE M. NAVARRA and THE BISHOP HIMSELF IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, Petitioners,

vs.

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE ELECTION OFFICER OF BACOLOD CITY, ATTY. MAVIL V. MAJARUCON, Respondents.

EN BANC, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015