Dr. Bombay's satire of India with his 1998 album "Rice & Curry" caused some controversy, even though sales were most successful in India and other parts of Asia.

A famous example of a "Bubblegum Satire" is Jonny Jakobsen's characterisations "Dr. Bombay" (Rice & Curry, 1998), "Dr. Macdoo" (Under The Kilt, 2000), and "Carlito" (Fiesta, 2006). All three artists are a satire of a particular country and it's people. For example, Dr. Bombay is a satire of India, Dr. Macdoo a satire of Scotland, and Carlito, a satire of Mexico.

Another example of "Bubblegum Satire" is the group "Cartoons." Cartoons was originally designed as a parody of early Rockabilly, and many of their songs are Eurodance/pop covers of famous songs in this genre. Artists in this genre often acquire outlandish costumes in order to carry out the satire. For example, the members of Cartoons' costumes are designed as caricatures of 1950s American Rock and Roll stars.

Machoman can be considered such satire of the stereotypical "alpha male", or the typical "macho man."

Bubblegum Satire has had mixed reception. While many people are quite offended by the work of Jonny Jakobsen, so much that at one point the Indian government thought about suing him when he was working under his Dr. Bombay alias, many others have simply laughed it off, some even saying "it's funny because it's true!"