Twitter Rhetorical Analysis

Sarcasm @ Comedy is a twitter account that currently has 2.87 million followers and 108K tweets that mostly consist of swearing and sarcasm. This account joined in August 2009 and became famous worldwide ever since. The account “Sarcasm @ComedyPosts” writes, “Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. Everyone belongs in the kitchen. Kitchen has food” (Sarcasm, @ComedyPosts). The writer inputs his/her thought on gender equality conveying that duties should not be directed towards a certain gender. The writer utilizes humor to appeal to the audience’s emotions. This author not only appeals to an audience that enjoys some humor and food, but also to the supporters of gender equality. The first line represents one of the most infamous sexist phrase that, “women belong in the kitchen”. Throughout history, women were depicted to live in the kitchen, however, more and more men are proving otherwise. The second line portrays that not only women “belong” in the kitchen, because like the next line states, “everyone belongs in the kitchen.” Finally, the last line instills humor and appeals to a bigger audience. @ComedyPosts portrays that nothing is wrong with either genders being in the kitchen because the kitchen has food and who doesn’t love food? Although the author’s publication is very informal the purpose is to clear stereotypes among genders. There are no formal constraints or editorial oversights that the writer has, other than people that may share the account. Twitter is very informal and contains tweets that can be both serious or for entertainment. This tweet is effective and purposeful because it contains both a serious topic and stance on gender equality, yet a sense of humor. Similar to my other source by Beyoncé on Feminism, both articles appeal to the audience’s logic. Beyoncé’s article is very powerful and is filled with stats that have the potential to boost the economy. Although this twitter account does not have any stats, the writer also persuades the audience through subtle reason. The reason is that EVERYONE belongs in the kitchen because food is great.

 [Sarcasm (@ComedyPosts). “Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. Everyone belongs in the kitchen. Kitchen has food.” Tweet.]