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| 510.1 | Humor can be benign or used to malign | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Keep on loving boldly! | Wed Aug 26 1992 19:05 | 16 |
| Interesting question, Bob.
I have found that humor can break tension like nothing else. Humor can be
very thought provoking. And because humor tickles, it has the appeal of being
fun and enjoyable.
Jesus used humor when making a point. He used exaggeration and hyperbole to
conjure up some very amusing images. We don't often see depictions of Jesus
enjoying a hearty laugh, but I feel certain he must have.
I also know from watching hundreds of hours of WWII era cartoons as a child
that humor can also be used to reinforce prejudices and build up contemptuous
and dehumanizing views towards others.
Peace,
Richard
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| 510.2 | A few thoughts... | LJOHUB::NSMITH | rises up with eagle wings | Wed Aug 26 1992 20:43 | 14 |
| I try to make myself the object of laughter from time to time...
I do that with/to my friends, also.
Sometimes, even, doing that (or having it done to us) helps us see
something about ourselves that we can work on -- and presents it
in such a way as to enable us to see it and to know that the person
presenting it loves and accepts us anyway.
However, if the purpose is to cause pain or to belittle the
other person or his/her beliefs, that is a different matter. (But
showing inconsistency of belief does not necessarily equal belittling.)
Nancy
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| 510.3 | | VIDSYS::PARENT | deep voices in the amazone | Wed Aug 26 1992 21:30 | 21 |
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Me I see humor even laughter as the sharp edged knife we like to
cut tomatoes with. Watch you fingers when using.
I have been for much of my life both the source of laughter and the
brunt of it. You either understand it or develope paranoia. It was
frequently harsh and cruel, rare occasions though I had to laugh.
It still reminds me why we laugh, it is an arrested form of fear
no doubt. it's funny when it's not us... but could be.
There is the very specialized form satire, it's very funny because
it creates absurdity and highlights things we sometimes don't talk
about... or prefer not to. It can be very painful when it's the
later. It's just another spotlight on the man and the bannana
peel.
All in all a good joke or something that strikes me funny does me
better than valium any day.
Peace,
Allison
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| 510.4 | Christian Perspective of Mockery | SDSVAX::SWEENEY | Patrick Sweeney in New York | Wed Aug 26 1992 22:51 | 15 |
| Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and
gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and
put a scarlet robe on him, and then wove a crown of thorns and set it
on his head.
They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked
him.
"Hail, King of the Jews!" they said.
They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again
and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put
his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
Mt 27:27
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| 510.5 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Keep on loving boldly! | Wed Aug 26 1992 23:11 | 3 |
| Yeah, GI humor hasn't changed much.
Richard
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| 510.6 | | JUPITR::HILDEBRANT | I'm the NRA | Thu Aug 27 1992 09:52 | 9 |
| Re: .4
Not the same thing. Humor, Satire are all very important to helping
us, as people , survive.
There is nothing immoral about the action. Its what's in the heart that
is important.
Marc H.
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| 510.7 | defrosted architecture | TFH::KIRK | a simple song | Mon Aug 31 1992 15:58 | 10 |
| I'm reminded of a quote from the duo of Flanders and Swann. (This is from
memory, so if there are any other F&S fans out there, feel free to correct
me.) (A couple of their albums are subtitled "Respectable Music for
Responsible People". They were sort of an earlier English version of Tom
Lerher.)
"The purpose of satire is to strip off the thin veneer of society and expose
the dirty underbelly beneath it. Our job, as I see it, is to put it back on
again!"
-- Michael Flanders
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