tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post3720107808417857783..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: DISABILITIES and HUMORjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33447414599599890362014-05-04T03:11:26.502-04:002014-05-04T03:11:26.502-04:00Like the answer from the wife with a lisp.Like the answer from the wife with a lisp.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23298197885132137882014-05-03T23:08:18.589-04:002014-05-03T23:08:18.589-04:00Standards change and there are things I thought we...Standards change and there are things I thought were funny ten years ago that I cringe at today. Some "wrong" jokes are still funny but that the fact that something is funny in itself doesn't make it ok.<br />Making jokes about disability or less privileged groups is very difficult - only the best comedians, or insiders, can pull it off. To get away with it the jokes have to be empathetic too, not just mean.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6733853382351510582014-05-03T20:12:03.908-04:002014-05-03T20:12:03.908-04:00There's humor, then there's verbal attacks...There's humor, then there's verbal attacks. Most of what they call comedy today is the latter and a lot of it is targeted attacks of one form or another. <br /><br />Humor, on the other hand, is a great way to manage our quirks and differences and need not cross the line to abusive. <br /><br />Years ago Queenie lost an eye in a nasty car accident and wears a prosthetic. We call it Eye-rene. or Eyeris. Cause we're funny like that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81215158452932162482014-05-03T19:38:14.437-04:002014-05-03T19:38:14.437-04:00There is a fine line between being funny and being...There is a fine line between being funny and being mean/hurtful. So I think the best joke tellers only make fun of a disability if they know the people that are present will take it as a joke. Knowing your audience makes all the difference.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57458692415231445712014-05-03T17:37:32.607-04:002014-05-03T17:37:32.607-04:00Oh, get over yourselves already. Every day I hear ...Oh, get over yourselves already. Every day I hear from some form of media how we country people are unwashed rednecks who "love" their sisters and have buck teeth and use meth and have an IQ slightly above that of a turnip. And they're not joking. Words can't hurt you unless you let them.<br /><br />If you don't like the jokes, don't laugh. It's not a personal vendetta against an individual.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58270701670527233972014-05-03T12:46:18.698-04:002014-05-03T12:46:18.698-04:00Oh thank you my friend! I had a good giggle readin...Oh thank you my friend! I had a good giggle reading this. I get more offended when peopke dance around it than speak up. Its lije someone farting in a room and everyone acting like it didnt happen. Only children speak up.Life happenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426557368853696930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-76627495025373932532014-05-03T12:38:06.446-04:002014-05-03T12:38:06.446-04:00it's a hard thing to know what/when humor is a...it's a hard thing to know what/when humor is appropriate.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53934949155286484432014-05-03T10:53:27.797-04:002014-05-03T10:53:27.797-04:00Having been fat all my life I knew I had a choice ...Having been fat all my life I knew I had a choice to make - either lose the weight (which hasn't happened) or learn to ignore the ones who were deliberately mean and laugh with those who were actually funny. I enjoy laughing so much more. I personally think we have carried PC to such an extreme it's become ridiculous. Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56699373583658669662014-05-03T10:50:27.691-04:002014-05-03T10:50:27.691-04:00I think maybe the Irish are fair game because it&#...I think maybe the Irish are fair game because it's the Irish themselves who tell the best Irish jokes. <br />Heck, the Irish are pretty good story tellers all the way around.<br />I'm fairly certain that it's okay to laugh about situations involving disabilities as long as we don't laugh at the disability and we don't laugh too loud.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69594145141490485712014-05-03T10:32:17.877-04:002014-05-03T10:32:17.877-04:00I make fun of just about everything. I also think...I make fun of just about everything. I also think being politically correct is impossible. You can try and try, but I just don't think it will ever happen unless we quit talking altogether. There's a difference between being cruel and being funny. You're right about those that can laugh at themselves and those that are always the victim.<br /><br />Have a fabulous weekend. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32467457464149680502014-05-03T10:01:24.950-04:002014-05-03T10:01:24.950-04:00Humor is such a double edged sword. I think comics...Humor is such a double edged sword. I think comics are among the bravest people in the world. I think it works when comedians, or people in general, make fun of their own disabilities, such as those who make fun of their own weight, but it isn't okay when others do it. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com