Words lose their definitions over time. Bob Harris wants us to think about irony. Are we really being ironic as often as we think we are? Alanis Morissette has a song called “Ironic,” which Harris points out has no irony in it at all.
“But if a song called “Ironic” contains no irony, is that in itself ironic? Nope. It may just be … dumb. It depends on the creator’s intent.”
I’d like to say something pithy right now, but I probably don’t know what pithy means either.
