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I'm not sure how the author's message can be more face up. In the end media literacy is a responsibility of the audience to some degree, and criticizing satire for that which it portrays, or in this case criticizing messaging for that which it mocks is a failure to understand the message.
I am (due to circumstances of my birth) an American, and yet I understood the messages that The Boys were making. I disagree that art should be brought down to the lowest common denominator. Instead, discussions like this bring everyone up instead
I'd be inclined to agree if the directors made any fun of Israel as well but their stereotypes seem to be limited to Christians and Muslims.
The notable absence of Israel in The Boys which is supposed to be a comedic parody of modern America is telling by itself.