The Bases of Humor and Sensitivity
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The Bases of Humor and Sensitivity
In any event, back to the subject at hand. These are my thoughts and I wanted any thoughts from anyone whose willing to respond (the way I am presenting this, it may sound as if the original paragraph is from another source; well, technically, yes, it is --- my Facebook; so all the ideas in the original paragraph ARE my own, I just copied and pasted and didn't see the point in rewording):
Let's face it, when it is really thought about, the vast majority of humor has some person or some group of people or some human quality (that at least some people have to have) as the "butt" of it. The only exception I have ever been able to think of is puns, which are the bottom of the barrell in terms of quality of humor (in my opinion, anyway), anway. Based on this, I think it's illogical when someone takes offense to a joke, whether it be because it is making fun of him or her or someone they know. Granted, some things more sensitive than others, but, becuase humor couldn't exist without making fun of someone/some group/some human quality (which, someone must, therefore, have to have), to anyone who takes offense to a joke and say something to the effect of "That's not funny [in a very serious tone; you all know what I'm referring to]," I say, "Get over it."
Now, as I said, some issues (i.e., presented in/as jokes) are more sensitive than others, but I still stand by my point in pretty much any context (or, at least, any context I can think of); I'm just hoping to avoid specific sensitive issues and this turning into "[some sensitive issue] should not be made fun of."
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
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