Yes, I have been thinking of Alf Garnett. Warren Mitchell, who played Alf, I remember once saying in an interview that he was always meeting people who praised him for 'having a go at all those wogs'. He would reply, 'You don't get it, mate; it's you I'm having a go at, not them!' — but he admitted ruefully that such were probably too thick & hidebound to get it even then, after he had pointed out the true situation.

The danger with satire is that the stupid & racist are satire-proof; but still have votes & the 'democratic right to be heard'.