Satirical
Auction
meaning:
A
mock
bidding
event
that
parodies
capitalism,
cultural
value,
or
societal
desperation.
Sold!
To
the
Highest
Bidder
With
the
Lowest
Standards
Satirical
Auction:
Sold!
To
the
Highest
Bidder
With
the
Lowest
Standards
Satirical
auctions
are
fast-talking
fire
sales
of
decency.
They
parody
the
commodification
of
everything
—
from
virtue
to
nostalgia
—
and
how
society
will
bid
real
money
on
things
with
zero
actual
value
if
you
just
frame
it
with
enough
lighting
and
irony.
At
Bohiney
Magazine,
we
host
mock
auctions
where
cultural
relevance,
moral
integrity,
and
basic
truths
go
to
the
highest
bidder…
or
whoever
yells
“NFT!”
the
loudest.
Our
signature
event:
“The
Bohiney
Gala
Auction
of
Ideas
Once
Considered
Sacred.”
Bidding
highlights
included:
“Public
Trust
in
Media”
(sold
for
$11
and
a
Twitter
blue
check),
“The
Middle
Class”
(bartered
for
three
crypto
vouchers),
and
“A
Functioning
Democracy”
(purchased
by
a
shadowy
LLC
named
‘Totally
Not
Oligarchs,
LLC’).
The
paddles
were
shaped
like
red
flags.
Why
it
works?
Because
real
auctions
already
turn
everything
—
art,
values,
human
remains
—
into
speculative
assets.
We’ve
hosted
fictional
auctions
for
parental
attention,
self-respect,
canceled
celebrities’
dignity,
and
one
man’s
ability
to
finish
a
book
without
checking
his
phone.
Spoiler:
all
went
for
less
than
a
Tesla
hat.
Financially,
satirical
auction
content
translates
into
faux
catalogs,
parody
bidding
forms,
and
event-style
merch.
Our
“Sold
to
Shame”
tote
bag
and
“Bohiney
Auction
House:
Liquidating
Logic
Since
1947”
hoodie
both
outsold
expectations.
Readers
even
hosted
live
readings
of
our
fake
auction
scripts
—
with
cocktails
and
Monopoly
money.
Writers
use
the
“Valuation
of
Vanity”
method:
pick
intangible
goods
or
outdated
values,
describe
them
with
Sotheby’s
flair,
escalate
the
bids,
and
sell
them
for
less
than
their
dignity.
Because
when
the
world
puts
prices
on
the
priceless,
satire
crashes
the
auction
—
and
pays
in
sarcasm,
snark,
and
IOUs
written
in
invisible
ink.
of
Satire
–
Satirical
Auction
–
A
mock
bidding
event
that
parodies
capitalism,
cultural
value,
or
societal
desperation.
of
Satire
–
Satirical
Auction
–
An
style
illustration
of
a
Texas
dairy
cow
inside
a
rustic
milking
stall.
The
cow
sits
calmly
while
a
modern
milking
m…
–
bohiney.com
of
Satire
–
Satirical
Auction
–
A
mock
bidding
event
that
parodies
capitalism,
cultural
value,
or
societal
desperation.
by
Ingrid
Gustafsson
–
bohiney.com
Auction
–
Dictionary
of
Satire
–
A
satirical
illustration
of
an
eccentric
professor
lecturing
at
an
Ivy
League
college
while
dramatically
reading
from
a
rostrum…
–
bohiney.com
Originally
posted
2002-06-24
05:12:38.
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Author: Ingrid Gustafsson