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[[Johnathan Swift]]'s ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' parodied the entire genre of travelers' journals, made popular by [[Daniel Defoe]]'s ''[[Robinson Crusoe]].''  It creates absurd stories and lands, and in doing so, mocked sectarian war, the English legal and political system, and the scientists of the [[Royal Society]].

[[Johnathan Swift]]'s ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' parodied the entire genre of travelers' journals, made popular by [[Daniel Defoe]]'s ''[[Robinson Crusoe]].''  It creates absurd stories and lands, and in doing so, mocked sectarian war, the English legal and political system, and the scientists of the [[Royal Society]].

Novels by ''Terry Pratchett'', while based in a fantasy world, parody diverse elements of modern society, from business, to culture, to war.

Novels by [[Terry Pratchett]], while based in a fantasy world, parody diverse elements of modern society, from business, to culture, to war.

A number of films (unfortunately, often crude and liberal) mock famous films.  ''Austin Powers'' is a parody of the ''James Bond'' series for example.

A number of films (unfortunately, often crude and liberal) mock famous films.  ''Austin Powers'' is a parody of the ''[[James Bond]]'' series for example.

''The Onion'' is a popular fake-news newspaper, which creates absurd stories in the style of real reporting.

''The Onion'' is a popular fake-news newspaper, which creates absurd stories in the style of real reporting.

== Conservapedia policy toward parodists ==

== Conservapedia policy toward parodists ==

A number of liberals think it amusing to insult and mock conservatives by posting absurd, over-the-top parody at Conservapedia, typically to paint conservatives as [[racist]], unintelligent, or otherwise absurd.  Given that this behavior is extremely harmful to Conservapedia's editors and readers alike, not to mention highly offensive, there is a zero-tolerance policy toward parody.

A number of liberals think it amusing to insult and mock [[conservatives]] by posting absurd, over-the-top parody at Conservapedia, typically to paint conservatives as [[racist]], unintelligent, or otherwise absurd.  Given that this behavior is extremely harmful to Conservapedia's editors and readers alike, not to mention highly offensive, there is a zero-tolerance policy toward parody.

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