Skip to content

Commit

Permalink
Update readme.md
Browse files Browse the repository at this point in the history
  • Loading branch information
TodePond authored Jan 2, 2025
1 parent 831714c commit ecc76e3
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 1 deletion.
6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion wikiblogarden/art/comedy/powerful/readme.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ It's funny how many people think we only joke because "it's funny". As if that's

Some people think "it lets us get away with saying things we want to say but we can't". And they're not completely wrong but—

Some people think humour is an excuse for bad behaviour. We can say something mean or do something harmful and then put up our hands and say "but I was [just](https://www.todepond.com/wikiblogarden/better-computing/just/) joking" and "it's [just](https://www.todepond.com/wikiblogarden/better-computing/just/) a joke". You know, ["like on top gear"](https://youtu.be/K7CnMQ4L9Pc?si=Qv5DMwqp_g-J5QUT).
Some people think humour is an excuse for bad behaviour. We can say something mean or do something harmful and then put up our hands and say "but I was [just](https://www.todepond.com/wikiblogarden/better-computing/just/) joking" and "it's [just](https://www.todepond.com/wikiblogarden/better-computing/just/) a joke". You know, "[like on top gear](https://youtu.be/K7CnMQ4L9Pc?si=Qv5DMwqp_g-J5QUT)".

And in my experience, these same people think we shouldn't tell any jokes that are mean or cutting or insulting, full stop.

Expand All @@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ In fact, there is no joke that everyone gets, because if everyone gets it, then

Not everyone gets every joke, no. But still...

<br>

\*ahem\*

<br>

Jokes can show us perspective. They can let us step back and take a fresh look at what we see.

Jokes can take things to their logical extremes. They can illuminate the silly and hateful, often the same thing.
Expand Down

0 comments on commit ecc76e3

Please sign in to comment.