Definition:
Satiric - exposing human folly to ridicule.


Example:
"Today's beauty ideal, strictly enforced by the media, is a person with the same level of body fat as a paper clip. Turn on your TV, and all you see are men and women who would rather have both eyeballs removed via corkscrew than eat a slice of pizza. These are genetic mutants: You can see their muscles, veins and neck bones almost bursting through their fat-free skin. I don't know who decided that the see-through look was attractive; I, personally, have never heard anybody express lust for anybody else's internal organs. But we normal humans are constantly exposed to the zero-fat mutants in the media, and we naturally assume that we're supposed to look like them. This is of course impossible, but we try. We diet constantly, especially young women, many of whom now start dieting while still in the womb."
-"Miami Herald Article," by Dave Barry


Explanation:
The tone of this piece is satiric; the ridicule is directed towards certain weight loss aspects of our society. The speaker is trying to make us comprehend that looking like a starved prisoner shouldn't be your goal in life.