While the main premise of the show is centered around the realization that becoming skinny doesn’t result in the immediate end of all of the main character’s problems, an eye-opening truth that hasn’t been shown before, the show manages its message without seemingly any regard for maintaining a central focus on the purpose behind its creation. Consequently, the primary intent to disprove a trope that society has been brainwashed to believe for decades becomes confused
and unclear. The show seems to associate lampshading, a technique that allows the show to highlight its self-awareness without having to handle the responsibility of deconstructing or criticizing the harmful aspects of a specific trope or topic within it, and satire as synonymous which enables it to depict problematic themes without consequences.

By labeling itself as a satirical work it convinces viewers that, despite the insensitive nature of a situation, action, or character, it’s able to portray certain scenes without facing any repercussions for being offensive. However, merely calling a show satirical because its main topics are dealt with humor, irony, and exaggeration doesn’t automatically mean the show is successful in being a satire. As a result of the lack of commentary or critique on the prominent societal issues within the show, it ultimately fails at what it was purposed for. Certain scenarios in the show are often riddled with damaging, inappropriate, and sometimes even stereotypical jokes that it attempts to pass as acceptable because it repeatedly confuses knowledge of the destructive tropes it depicts for satire. For example, the show’s male lead Bob Armstrong, a disgraced lawyer, and former pageant coach has false allegations of child molestation made against him. Through- out the show, the situation is handled with insensitive humor unsuitable for the seriousness of the extremely topical issue. Insatiable’s choice of ridiculing sexual assault allegations is especially concerning considering one of the show’s actresses is responsible for popularizing the #MeToo Movement by encouraging women to come forth with their experiences regarding sexual harassment and assault. Instead of providing commentary on rape culture and its impact on the lives of both women and men, the show alternatively decides to use false claims of sexual harassment as a revenge plot which is both belittling and profoundly insulting to the entire objective of the #MeToo Movement.