I would argue that poking fun at others without ever poking fun at yourself is obnoxious and belittling. However, poking fun at both others AND yourself is like saying "gee - people are sure silly sometimes" and I see nothing defaming or belittling about that.... If the other person is offended hurt then you should obviously stop right away. But friendly teasing - if it is clearly intended as such - is hardly belittling.
Look at my other, longer post, though - I think I posted this "blooper" more because I was amazed (and perhaps disturbed) by it than because I was seeking fun at the student's expense.
-- Jim
At 05:00 PM 2/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Jim, we're not talking about poking fun at ourselves--in order to see that we don't belong on any pedestal. But, poking fun at someone else is not defaming?
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
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