Woman Sues The Babylon Bee After Article Hurts Her Feelings
- Sue Ann Noyed
- Feb 8
- 2 min read
By Sue Ann Noyed – The Daily Throb
ATLANTA – In what legal experts are calling a bold new frontier in emotional litigation, a local woman has filed a lawsuit against The Babylon Bee, claiming that one of the satire site’s articles hurt her feelings so deeply that she required “at least two days of self-care and an entire box of organic, gluten-free tissues.”
“I thought it was a real news article at first,” said the plaintiff, identified in court documents as Karen McSensitive. “And even after I realized it was satire, I was still personally victimized by its tone. There were no trigger warnings, no safe spaces—just unchecked comedy, running wild and hurting innocent people like me.”
The Offending Article
According to the lawsuit, the Babylon Bee article in question was titled “Local Woman Demands Apology from Reality Itself”, a piece satirizing society’s increasing obsession with outrage.
Ironically, the plaintiff saw herself in the article a little too much. “It was as if they wrote it about me,” McSensitive said. “I mean, they didn’t, but that’s not the point.”
Legal Arguments
McSensitive’s legal team is building its case around a groundbreaking claim: “Satire should be nice.” Attorney Hugo S. Frost stated, “We believe humor should be supportive and uplifting, not sarcastic and hurtful. Our client suffered deep emotional distress from this so-called ‘joke,’ and we intend to make things right.”
Their legal demands include:
✅ A public apology from The Babylon Bee
✅ A written promise to “do better”
✅ A $58,375,327.82 settlement, half of which will go toward a personal wellness retreat and aromatherapy candles
The Babylon Bee Responds
In a statement released on Twitter (or X, or whatever it’s called this week), The Babylon Bee wrote:
“We are deeply sorry that someone mistook our jokes for reality. We promise to immediately stop writing satire and instead focus on publishing government-approved, emotionally neutral statements that offend no one. Just kidding. See? That’s how satire works.”
They ended the post with a laughing emoji, which only added fuel to the legal fire.
Will the Case Hold Up?
Legal scholars are divided on whether the lawsuit will succeed. Some point out that satire is protected speech, while others fear that if this case wins, every stand-up comedian in America is in danger.
In the meantime, McSensitive has launched a GoFundMe campaign to “recover from the trauma of reading an internet joke,” which has already raised an impressive $14.72.
The trial is set to begin next month, assuming the plaintiff isn’t too emotionally drained to attend.
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