Nah, I do the same thing, I’ve just mostly learned that even any external observer is likely to not care either, so instead of doing it for a theoretical person out there, I’ve learned that I’m just secretly doing it because I want to feed my worst instincts.
That’s how these assholes propagate. “It’s just a joke, it’s just a gag” is a classic camouflage. There are lots of these guys that are trying to live their lives as a kind of extended andy kaufman style seven layers deep bit, just so they can try to expose more people. Actual satire gives them the perfect cover and inoculation point for exposure, because then they can claim that it’s just a joke and it’s all done in good fun, and that you’re being too sensitive and have no sense of humor when they start “jokingly” comparing the bugs to whatever real life minority they legitimately want eradicated.