(June 13, 2024 at 10:04 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: That's a type of shock humor. Why does one laugh? Laughter is entirely a defense mechanism. Laughter is a defense against hostility, a replacement for hostility, a defense mechanism against guilt, embarrassment.
You see something like that and you think, well, "That's beyond tasteless." Except it's, sort of, true. I've heard from quite a few people how they had ideas of killing their babies when they can't stop crying.
In order for something qualify as shock humour, it should contain an element of humour. Making fun of shaken baby syndrome and Parkinson’s does neither.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
