Cognitive dissonance as comedy

2 Comments Posted by on July 18, 2018

I saw this haunting advertisement in the subway today (July 18, 2018). It was, of course, meant to be humorous, lighthearted and topical. But there was something deeply disturbing about the image.  The advertisement for a waterpark suggests that geopolitical catastrophe and the complete loss of institutional control we see in the United States, and in South Korea, can be an amusing theme for an advertisement for summer fun on the water slide. We see Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un racing down the flume at the water park towards complete chaos.

I think this advertisement suggests a pathological level of cognitive dissonance.

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Essays, Media, Uncategorized

2 responses to “Cognitive dissonance as comedy”

  1. Nicole Shipton July 18, 2018 at 11:54 am

    Cognitive dissonance is a part of our “meme” culture now….

    Reply

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