> > > I believe the wise way to evaluate whether something is funny or not; > whether it is satire or just a slur is to see how members of target feel > when exposed to it.
I believe a better way to determine if something is funny or not is to record in your lab notebook if you laughed or not, and when I first heard that 17 cartoonists were murdered I did not laugh. John K Clark On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:06 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote: > > ------------------------------ > *From:* LizR <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2015 1:54 PM > *Subject:* Re: Why is there something rather than nothing? From quantum > theory to dialectics? > > On 12 January 2015 at 14:46, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I believe the wise way to evaluate whether something is funny or not; > whether it is satire or just a slur is to see how members of target feel > when exposed to it. If a person of color feels insulted by some cartoon, a > white person does not have the right to say that it’s just all in his head > and that only a fool would see it in any other way. > > > Wise words. Someone who insults someone else then expects them to laugh at > themselves is known as a playground bully, pure and simple. > > > Seeing the imagery of those cartoons I really don’t think that anyone > would be able to find a lot of French of Arab or African descent laughing > along with the “ironic intent”; rather more likely that they would feel > humiliated, insulted, and certainly **unwelcome** > > > I certainly felt a bit queasy from the two supplied, but I don't consider > myself able to judge, especially with my very limited French. > > > By that metric, by the metric of the effect those cartoons had on the > targets of its “irony” the merit and intent of that published work should > be judged. Perhaps this is a uniquely American view and sensitivity not > shared in Europe, but it is a necessary behavior in order for any > multicultural/multi-racial/multi-sectarian/multi-ethnic society to work. > > > >>Certainly not uniquely American. Indeed America has a reputation of > being culturally insensitive, of thinking that its own viewpoint is the > only right one. Not all Americans of course but that's the impression one > gets from outside, from simple things like Bill Gates pretending that there > is a difference between "UK English" and "New Zealand English" to invading > countries to "enforce democracy" it's all cultural imperialism to the > non-American. > > Point taken. The USA is a boorish super power that throws its weight > around the world stage -- just as other dominant powers have done during > their heyday. And yeah there is a grain of truth in the stereotype of the > Ugly American. > > > > > > What happened to the Golden Rule? > > It got left in the Golden Age? No, seriously, I don't know what you mean > here, is this a do unto others thing? > > Yes.... it helps us be, at least a little, human to each other. > -Chris > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
