Truthiness

In the TV program, The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert has outlined the modern way in which postmodernism can be reflected. He uses his humor and satire, to give his real view on political views and stances. Colbert has attracted several million viewers by poking fun of politicians. Colbert uses postmodern antics to give his main point. An example of this, is a word he created called "truthiness". "Truthiness,"means to know or understand something because you can "feel it" or "know it in your gut."It uses absolutely no real fact, just the ideas of a regular person. This is a perfect example of postmodernism ideals. It outlines that truth or facts can really just be ideas from someone else. That words themselves are not always. Just the way in which Colbert displayed this word outlines postmodernism. He satirically poses the word "truthiness," to show that what governments or politicians say may not be fact. In fact, much of what they say is purely from "the gut" without "truth" behind it.