Satire as art: an impartial perspective on politics and power

Beyond division: unveiling the spectacle behind the splits

“Satire is a mirror where beholders generally discover everybody’s face but their own.” — Jonathan Swift

Likely, if you’re a devoted follower of my musings, you’re already aware that my roots reach deeply into the vibrant soil of the Creole Antilles, a world apart from the American Creole or Cajan, on the mainland. Instead, we are the inheritors of a culture drenched in the enigmatic tradition of Masquerades, a poignant legacy from our ancestors in chains. Within the heart of what we reverently call ‘the mask’, lies a subversive dance of defiance and disguise. This was a time when the enslaved, if only for a fleeting moment, turned the established cultural norms on their head by adopting the garb and guises of their oppressors, crafting a world where the lowly could reign as kings and the silent could find their voice. This was not merely a reversal of roles; it was a subversion of power, a clandestine festival of freedom beneath the watchful eyes of a world that sought to bind them.

ˈkrē-ˌōl

Cre·​ole ˈkrē-ˌōl 1 : a person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America 2 …