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Social commentary is the act of imparting one's opinion on the nature of a society to another person. This is usually used with the idea of bringing a change in society by means of informing the general populace of a given problem. Problems range in topic and relevence, from the starving and poor in Britain written about by Thomas Swift , to Martin Luther's struggle against the Catholic church. Generally social commentators, people who write about social issues, are well educated upper class members who have both the time and the money to devote to their writings. However social commentary does not necessarily have to be designed with the idea of social change, it can also just be normal talk or conversation.

1 Modern Day Commentary

The internet has opened whole new venues for Social Commentary. Anyone, anytime, anywhere can now post their opinions on the internet for all to see. With the internet as their ally even a citizen of the lowest class and standing can make their idea or opinion known.

2 Famous Commentators

• Adam Smith
• Confucius
• Hippocrates
• John Locke
• Mark Twain
• Martin Luther
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Karl Marx
• Oscar Wilde
• Plato
• SocratesThis article is about the ancient Greek philosopher. For the Byzantine church historian, see Socrates Scholasticus for the Brazilian football player, see Socrates (football player . Socrates ( June 4, 470 399 BC) ( Greek &#x;Σωκ<
• VoltaireFrancois-Marie Arouet ( November 21, 1694— May 30, 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, deist and philosopher. Biography Voltaire was born in Paris to Francois Arouet and Marie-Marguerite Daumart or D'Aumard.