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Subverting Seriousness

High stakes issues are being met with unexpectedly humorous interpretations

Implications - In order to deal with the enormity of issues like politics and gender, consumers are seeking light-hearted and humorous ways to engage in discussion. Whether facilitated by official websites or web users, it's clear that there's an audience for content and products that entertain while informing.
Trend Themes
1. Humorous Engagement - Consumers are seeking light-hearted and humorous ways to engage in discussion of high stakes issues like politics and gender.
2. Political Memes - Political comical spoofs like memes generated from debates stimulate conversation and counteracts political apathy.
3. Light-hearted Representation - Satirical representation of controversial issues can generate buzz by taking a lighthearted approach.
Industry Implications
1. Media and Entertainment - Entertainment industries can harness the power of humorous engagement in political discussion which could have a broader consumer appeal.
2. Social Media - Social media platforms can empower users to share and engage in the creation of political memes, and light-hearted representation.
3. Advertising and Marketing - Satirical representation of controversial issues such as in the case of Reporters Without Borders 2013 campaign generates buzz for a cause creating social relevance.
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