You can stand by it all you like…you’re just plain old wrong.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/ironic
Read it. understand the meaning. My example of my sister was NOT an example of irony…it was one illustrating exactly what you are trying to declare as irony.
The example I gave about him opposing abortion as he does and expressly seeking the abortion of a woman he sexually assaulted and impregnated IS irony.
Hypocrisy is by definition irony. It is behavior antithetical to the beliefs or what is expected. Hypocrisy is in relation to the persons action, irony is the situation surrounding those actions. A Pastor who preaches against adultery and cheats on his wife is a hypocrite AND the circumstances are ironic.
Like I said…by all means stand by the improper use of the word if you so desire. Have a nice day.
