When I'm in power, here's how I'm gonna put the country back on its feet. I'm going to put sterilizing agents in the following products: Sunny Delight, Mountain Dew, and Thick-Crust Pizza. Only the 'tardiest of the 'tards like the thick crust.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He mockingly proposes using sterilizing agents in popular foods and pizza to control the population, targeting those who like thick crust.
- In plain terms
- He jokes about poisoning foods to control people.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of absurd policy ideas presented as jokes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why use shock humor in political commentary?
- What impact does satire have on public perception?
Another view
The suggestion is a hyperbolic joke, not a serious plan.
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