Hyper irony is a term coined by the artist and youtuber jrEg. It is defined as the return to sincerity from irony. This means, that there are two layers of irony present. The technique is used frquently on the internet in the form of memes.
The movie, The Raven and the Seagull, portrays the post-colonial relationship between Greenland and Denmark through the over use of stereotypical Greenlandic garments and stereotypes. It sincerely conveys its message through hyper irony - it returns from irony to sincerity.
by LessDestiny April 19, 2022