Intended Audience of Some Humor Pieces and Comedy Videos and Readings
After watching the video on audience, reading the humor pieces and watching the comedy and Midge reading, please answer the following question for each piece under the READING/VIDEOS with complete, grammatical sentences:
Who do you think the intended audience is for each and why? Please provide one example and explanation from each to support.
1) Short Story- Charles Yu, "First Person Shooter"
https://www(dot)wired(dot)com/2010/10/exclusive-zombie-short-story-first-person-shooter/
2) Stand Up: Bob the Drag Queen
https://youtu(dot)be/Hz3vTaP07dM
3) Excerpt- David Sedaris, "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
https://www(dot)macobo(dot)com/essays/epdf/Me%20Talk%20Pretty%20One%20Day%20by%20Sedaris.pdf
4) Excerpt- John Leguizamo, "Latin History for Morons"
https://www(dot)broadwayinbound(dot)com/news/video-john-leguizamo-teaches-latin-history-for-morons
5) Stand Up- Wanda Sykes
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=wTNoI9mrR8c
6) Reading- Tiffany Midge
https://youtu(dot)be/Wr8qXuPu1Ms
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Short Story- Charles Yu, "First Person Shooter"
The intended audience for Charles Yu's short story "First Person Shooter" is likely young adults who enjoy video games. The story's narrator, a young adult playing a first-person shooter video game, supports this (Charles Yu, 2010). For example, Janine encourages the narrator to make calculated moves in the game and not give up.
Stand Up: Bob the Drag Queen
The intended audience for the drag show is likely LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. Bob, the Drag Queen, talks about being kind to all community members, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity (Netflix Is A Joke, 2022). He mentions the importance of gay guys not being mean to lesbians and straight girls.
Excerpt- David Sedaris, "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
The intended audience for David Sedaris' short story "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is individuals of all ages who can relate to the difficulties and frustrations of learning a foreign language (Sedaris, 2000). Sedaris talks about how he was embarrassed when his French teacher laughed at him in front of the class. This is likely an experience that many adults can relate to and understand.
Excerpt- John Leguizamo, "Latin History for Morons"
The intended audience for the short story is likely the Latinx community or anyone interested in learning about Latinx history. This is supported by the story’s title, which implies that it is intended for individua...