PBS Independent Lens: The Last Laugh

[vorlon13]

Interesting 90 minute documentary on humor and humor in some really dark dark circumstances.

Go watch it and come back, and we'll talk.

Thanx

[brewer]

Damn jews, always has to be about them. Why?

[vorlon13]

um . . .

humor in and about concentration camps ??


There was some pedophilia humor too which was disturbed and disturbing. It was also pretty damn funny . . . .

[brewer]

There are other gallows humor eligible events. Just seemed the show had a definite slant. 

Sudan long pork franchise?

Ass cancer, that always cracks me up.

[Rev. Rye]

There are other gallows humor eligible events. Just seemed the show had a definite slant. 

Sudan long pork franchise?

Ass cancer, that always cracks me up.

This is why I never really cottoned to the idea that there are some things people shouldn't joke about. On some level, I suspect it may be the only thing we can do about such harsh subjects. It's damn hard to actually figure out some way to ensure rapists are put behind bars without totally sacrificing due process and presumption of innocence, but it's actually a lot simpler to poke fun at the jackasses whose self-image is so warped that they think victimizing random people is the best way to do it.

(I'd link to the George Carlson clip about the guy who rationalizes raping a 90-year-old woman using the same tired arguments real rapists use to justify attacks on less ridiculous targets, but I'm using an iPad and knowing how much trouble it can be to embed a YouTube video even in a normal browser, it's even worse when your text size is fucking huge and you can't get to a YouTube link without it redirecting to the YouTube app. Being on the crapper certainly doesn't help.)

[Rev. Rye]

Well, since A) I'm posting this on my laptop, which makes it a whole lot easier, and B) I just realised autocorrect screwed up George Carlin's name, here's that clip (the specific part I mentioned starts at 1:25, though before, he does give some insight into it):