Eileen Smith's post on Wendy Davis discusses the recent abortion in a light that no major media source would even consider publishing. Smith attacks the subject in a heavily satirical fashion, greatly exaggerating her heroism. This is a huge contrast to the serious, stone-cold facts of most news sources. This blogger has no issues with being formal in her language, opting to write her post in the tone of a gossiping teenager. Eileen Smith makes references to mainstream media that are far from political, such as the hashtags on Twitter and a reference to the E! entertainment network. This light-hearted tone appeals to an audience of casual readers that are most likely not heavily involved with the political scene. While Smith satirically worships Wendy Davis, she does make the point that her situation is a little hypocritical, for her own life began in an unideal situation and could have easily been aborted in the present-day world. At the end, Smith does ridicule Governor Rick Perry, casting him as a wimp.
While Smith's tone and blogging style does take away from the professionalism of her article, her views generally describe the general public's views, albeit a little overemphasized. Yes, social media has turned Wendy Davis into a symbol, a hero. And yes, most Texans have quite a laugh making fun of Governor Rick Perry. However entertaining this article was, I personally do not agree with her writing style towards a serious topic like this. I understand that Smith's style is purposefully satirical and that I am buzzkill for disagreeing with a fun post like this, but I feel like this article gives off too much of an immature vibe to such a serious topic.
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