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Humor or pushing a stereotype?
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 12:19 am
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 12:23 am (This post was last modified: September 29, 2024 at 12:25 am by Nay_Sayer.)
Appreciate it.

The question I'm posing is; Is humor an effective way of neutralizing a bad stereotype or does it end up pushing the narrative?
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 4:21 am
(September 29, 2024 at 12:23 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: Appreciate it.

The question I'm posing is;  Is humor an effective way of neutralizing a bad stereotype or does it end up pushing the narrative?

First of all, I don't agree that 'Haitians are eating people's pets' qualifies as a stereotype.

In a more general sense, however, I think humour can do both of those things. Humour is highly contextual - what is the purpose of the joke? It is meant to ridicule the stereotype or to reinforce it? Jokes, satire, parody, sarcasm, etc. have long been used to puncture widely held but erroneous beliefs.

In the current discussion, I think we all know Silver well enough to accept that he's not seriously suggesting that Haitians are coming for Marzipan.

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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 8:47 am
It's only becomes a thing if people allow it to be a thing.
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 8:50 am
Just for clarity...I moved this so that the pet thread can be about our pets.

The use of dark humor is a different topic. And, no, I don't think Silver is a threat to animals.
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 8:53 am
(September 29, 2024 at 8:50 am)arewethereyet Wrote: Just for clarity...I moved this so that the pet thread can be about our pets.

The use of dark humor is a different topic.  And, no, I don't think Silver is a threat to animals.

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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 9:56 am (This post was last modified: September 29, 2024 at 11:19 am by Nay_Sayer.)
(September 29, 2024 at 4:21 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(September 29, 2024 at 12:23 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: Appreciate it.

The question I'm posing is;  Is humor an effective way of neutralizing a bad stereotype or does it end up pushing the narrative?

First of all, I don't agree that 'Haitians are eating people's pets' qualifies as a stereotype.

In a more general sense, however, I think humour can do both of those things. Humour is highly contextual - what is the purpose of the joke? It is meant to ridicule the stereotype or to reinforce it? Jokes, satire, parody, sarcasm, etc. have long been used to puncture widely held but erroneous beliefs.

In the current discussion, I think we all know Silver well enough to accept that he's not seriously suggesting that Haitians are coming for Marzipan.

Boru

A fair point. To be clear I know Silver didn't mean it to be serious at all.
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September 29, 2024 at 1:36 pm
(September 28, 2024 at 11:45 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: I understood it was humor I just didn't care for it. 

That's the nature of humor.

But it's obvious to me that the butt of the joke is the MAGAts who blindly believe the stereotype -- not propagating the stereotype itself.

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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 4:54 pm
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RE: Humor or pushing a stereotype?
September 29, 2024 at 5:21 pm
Humour is a very subjective thing.

I think we all know I have a VERY dark sense of humour (comes with the job).

What I find funny I'm sure some are offended by it.

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