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Psychology Of Humour
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Ive heard of several different theories...
Most popular seems to be Freud's theory that
we joke about things that we find disturbing as
a coping mechanism.
(eg..jokes about death, disability, disease etc)
I love jokes about the above ^ but can laugh about prison jokes, jokes about
psychiatric parients, addiction jokes, etc...(having been there)
My nephew is in a wheelchair and often tells me jokes about cripples.
I once had a downs syndrome cousin tell me a joke about downs syndrome.
Modern comics/jokes are so lame.
Are we afraid to laugh at ourselves now???
Its how we cope in everyday life.
Most popular seems to be Freud's theory that
we joke about things that we find disturbing as
a coping mechanism.
(eg..jokes about death, disability, disease etc)
I love jokes about the above ^ but can laugh about prison jokes, jokes about
psychiatric parients, addiction jokes, etc...(having been there)
My nephew is in a wheelchair and often tells me jokes about cripples.
I once had a downs syndrome cousin tell me a joke about downs syndrome.
Modern comics/jokes are so lame.
Are we afraid to laugh at ourselves now???
Its how we cope in everyday life.
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One of my closest mates is disabled and of indian origin. I will absolutely take the p*** out of him - and did so before his disability was so crippling. He takes the p*** out of his own disability. We have the ability to laugh at the additional obstacles he now faces; but also the ability to objectively try and get over those difficulties. When once talking about a particularly racist and discriminatory colleague I did say to him "he'll sh** a brick that you are black AND now disabled". My friend found that hilarious.
My friend is human first. But you are right, laughing is how we cope. We don't censor anything and our friendship is based on openness. He tells me how he feels. He hates that people do not know how to approach his disability and avoid him.
My friend is human first. But you are right, laughing is how we cope. We don't censor anything and our friendship is based on openness. He tells me how he feels. He hates that people do not know how to approach his disability and avoid him.
We joke at things that are different from us, be it countries, cultures, faiths or appearance. It is not a coping mechanism, it is asserting our way is better and that we aren’t as daft as the other lot. Marking our superiority.
// Modern comics/jokes are so lame. //
The media outlets for comedy are very frightened not to cause offence. So output is sanitised and risqué jokes not broadcast. Go to see a live show to see hard hitting comedy.
// Modern comics/jokes are so lame. //
The media outlets for comedy are very frightened not to cause offence. So output is sanitised and risqué jokes not broadcast. Go to see a live show to see hard hitting comedy.
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You can still find jokes about Jews, black people, Indian people, disabled people, women etc etc on TV. The difference these days is that ...
* jokes about Jews tend to be told by Jews
* jokes about black people tend to be told by black people
* jokes about Indian people tend to be told by Indian people
* jokes about disabled people tend to be told by disabled people
* jokes about women tend to be told by women
And so on. It's probably no coincidence that these are "protected" categories in employment law. Even so, a joke about, say, drug addicts is definitely better coming from an addict or former addict than from somebody just having a laugh at an addict's expense ...
* jokes about Jews tend to be told by Jews
* jokes about black people tend to be told by black people
* jokes about Indian people tend to be told by Indian people
* jokes about disabled people tend to be told by disabled people
* jokes about women tend to be told by women
And so on. It's probably no coincidence that these are "protected" categories in employment law. Even so, a joke about, say, drug addicts is definitely better coming from an addict or former addict than from somebody just having a laugh at an addict's expense ...
When you said "none", you could have been referring to any number of black friends, five, six or dozens and dozens
Had you said, "neither", it would have been clear you have two, hence my question.
The racial make-up of my pals is not the issue since I have not referred to any of them when putting forward an opinion.
Had you said, "neither", it would have been clear you have two, hence my question.
The racial make-up of my pals is not the issue since I have not referred to any of them when putting forward an opinion.
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