The article: "Soup Nazi" concurrently covers the comedic and potentially offensive use of the term "nazi" in popular culture. The main focus being the use of the word "nazi" in the once popular television show "Seinfeld."

The author, Dalya Goldberger, begins by explaining the reference "Soup Nazi," proceeding to discuss how/why it is popular and how the word "nazi" can instill a broad spectrum of emotion in anyone depending on their own knowledge of the past and or their disposition. Dalya begins with a general approach as to why someone might find something funny in the current day regardless of the fact that what they find to be "funny" is actually something of great horror in the past.

Dalya's reasoning for why society embraced the title is as follows: "Because Jerry Seinfeld is Jewish, we are permitted to laugh at the term soup nazi and make it our own." Dalya continues to note that psychology wise we find humor in such a horrible reference in an attempt to soften the horrors of the past.

The focus of the article seems to aim more generally at finding humor in things over-time rather than the "Soup Nazi" itself. Both sides of the angle are played as reasons for it being funny/not funny are explored using such examples as "ironic comedy" and people simply being innocent and naive.

As an added note, the article was compiled in the year 2000. As a reflection of comedy and the past, new terms and words have become acceptable over the years eclipsing the once controversial "Soup Nazi." This sense of innocence and being able to laugh at what is offensive has grown exponentially as the next generation finds the terms to be so "long gone" they don't even worry about offending anyone before using them. I think this is an important progressive move as what someone finds offensive will in the end cause them more trouble than simply accepting that people are not using the terms to offend. A recent example of this type of nature can be seen in the recent presidential race: Hillary Clinton ran a strong campaign with many female supporters but in the end lost due to people choosing what they thought was the best candidate instead of simply siding with what they had in common with her. It has been referenced as a breakthrough for feminism because the next generation of women did not even have sex on their mind when making a very important decision in their life. Knowing what is right and not being afraid to offend when the right decision needs to be made is progressive proof that people's thoughts are in the right place.