For those of you who might be skeptical of what I contend is the layered satire of the “Crush … on Obama” video, it might mean something that the creators of ObamaGirl “LOVE” the interpretation.

Satire, unlike many other literary arts, usually requires some authorial intention. And the best satire guides the readers/watchers into the ironic perspective, however subtly, allowing them to see the serious or semi-serious point behind it all.

Clearly the creators are conscious that they are parodying the standard female R&B/hip hop video (and, as I said before, they make it clear they were also responding to the “Choose a Campaign Song” contest on Hillary Clinton’s website). Even casual watchers of those types of videos pick up on the parody immediately.

But even if you are outside of that in-the-know audience, wandering around the video’s companion website — barelypolitical.com — puts the video in an even clearer context. With links to The Onion as well as Jon Stewart and other late-night comedians, there’s little doubt through what lens we are supposed to see the video itself.

And in case I didn’t go far enough in my original post, read my exchange with critic Steve Johnson in the comments, where I explicitly state what I believe the video’s satirical (but not necessarily “high-minded”) message might be.