Editing Axis of evil (section)

===Parodies===
Various related [[pun]] phrases include:
* ''[[Axis of weasels]]'' – mocking certain countries that did not support the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2003 |title=Axis of weasels |url=https://www.theage.com.au/technology/axis-of-weasels-20030509-gdgqfz.html |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829045455/https://www.theage.com.au/technology/axis-of-weasels-20030509-gdgqfz.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Axis of Eve]]'' – a women's political action group that opposed Bush through satirical expression<ref>{{Cite news |last=Archibold |first=Randal C. |date=June 13, 2004 |title='Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Those Old Protest Tactics Have to Go' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/nyregion/hey-hey-ho-ho-those-old-protest-tactics-have-to-go.html |access-date=August 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507122536/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/nyregion/hey-hey-ho-ho-those-old-protest-tactics-have-to-go.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Asses of evil'' – a mocking insult against [[George W. Bush]], [[Dick Cheney]] and [[John Ashcroft]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Perry |date=March 6, 2003 |title=Casuistries of Peace and War |url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n05/perry-anderson/casuistries-of-peace-and-war |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=London Review of Books |language=en |volume=25 |issue=5 |issn=0260-9592 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054740/https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n05/perry-anderson/casuistries-of-peace-and-war |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Axles of evil'' – denouncing [[sport utility vehicles]] for their poor [[fuel efficiency]], and several other variations<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2004 |title=The SUV debate: 'Axles of evil' the backlash grows |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-suv-debate-axles-of-evil-the-backlash-grows-twwtcbj9d7q |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=The Times |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829055050/https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-suv-debate-axles-of-evil-the-backlash-grows-twwtcbj9d7q |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Coalition of the drilling'' – mocking the '[[coalition of the willing]]', stating the possible goal behind the "willing" in getting access to oil<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2015 |title=Coalition of the Drilling: Oil Fuels the Saudi-Led War Against ISIS |url=https://observer.com/2015/12/coalition-of-the-drilling-oil-fuels-the-saudi-led-war-against-isis/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829060020/https://observer.com/2015/12/coalition-of-the-drilling-oil-fuels-the-saudi-led-war-against-isis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* "Axes of Evil" – the title of a song by the [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[3 Inches of Blood]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 Inches of Blood - Axes of Evil Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/3-inches-of-blood-axes-of-evil-lyrics |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Genius |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829063356/https://genius.com/3-inches-of-blood-axes-of-evil-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> and the title of a book about [[Billy the Axeman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Axes of Evil: The True Story of the Ax-Man Murders - Elliott, Todd C. |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781937584726/Axes-Evil-True-Story-Ax-Man-1937584720/plp |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Abebooks |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829063358/https://www.abebooks.com/9781937584726/Axes-Evil-True-Story-Ax-Man-1937584720/plp |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[The Axis of Awesome]] – an Australian musical comedy act<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harmon |first=Steph |date=February 15, 2016 |title=Axis of Awesome comedian Jordan Raskopoulos on being transgender: 'I never felt right as a boy' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/feb/15/axis-of-awesome-comedian-jordan-raskopoulos-on-being-transgender-i-never-felt-right-as-a-boy |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The term has also lent itself to various parodies, including the following:
* In a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit with host [[Jonny Moseley]], George W. Bush played by [[Will Ferrell]] expands the "Axis of Evil" (although he doesn't mention North Korea, instead saying "one of the Koreas") to include things with "evil" in it or things he does not understand (including [[Enron]], [[Tom Daschle]], the [[Economy of the United States|economy]], France, those who [[Don't Mess with Texas|"mess with Texas"]], the [[Axis powers|"original Axis of Evil"]], [[mathematics]], [[Dick Cheney]] (for now), and [[Evel Knievel]], with the exception of [[Dr. Evil]]). Ferrell mispronounces "axis" so it sound like "Access of Evil".<ref>{{Citation |last=SNL |title=Saturday Night Live S27E13 - Jonny Moseley |date=2002 |url=http://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-s-27-e-13-jonny-moseley-outkast |access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Serj Tankian]], lead singer for the group [[System of a Down]] and [[Tom Morello]], guitarist and former guitarist for [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Audioslave]] (respectively) founded a political action group called the ''[[Axis of Justice]]''.
* Andrew Marlatt wrote an extensive parody for [[SatireWire]], where Libya, China, and Syria formed the "Axis of Just as Evil" and other countries "rushed to gain triumvirate status" in a "game of geopolitical chairs".<ref name="marlatt">{{cite web|title=Angered by snubbing, Libya, China Syria form Axis of Just as Evil|author=Andrew Marlatt|url=http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/axis.shtml|publisher=SatireWire|date=February 1, 2002|access-date=May 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517102432/http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/axis.shtml|archive-date=May 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[The Economist]]'' ran a 2006 (May 13–19) cover headline titled "Axis of Feeble" about the end of the George Bush–[[Tony Blair]] partnership.<ref name="economist-2006-05-11">{{cite news|title=George Bush and Tony Blair: The end of a Bush-Blair era|url=https://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6916012|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=May 11, 2006|access-date=May 22, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070407012615/http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6916012 |archive-date=April 7, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[King Dedede]], a character from the [[Kirby (series)|Kirby]] series, refers to the titular character as an "axis of evil" in an episode of the Japanese version of the [[anime]].
* In the [[Top Gear: Middle East Special|''Top Gear'' Middle East Special]], during a road trip through Syria, [[Jeremy Clarkson]] installs an "axle of evil" to make his [[Mazda MX-5]] a six-wheeled vehicle.
* In ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race]]'', Sanders refers to the super-team composed of the Ice Dancers, the Police Cadets and the Haters as an "axis of evil". Don laters coins them as such (to the displeasure of Ryan) and liking the sound of it, they form an alliance with the intent of backstabbing each other, though it later falls apart.