Why do we laugh at sick jokes???

By AbnormalThought · Dec 24, 2018 · 1K · 5
  1. I have an impotant question:

    WHY does society laugh at sick and immoral jokes? Take this for example; the so called "adult" cartoon "Family Guy" clearly features a perverted character named "Herbert"... His only role is to sexually harass and to endlessly proposition a young boy who's character is named Christopher. Thankfully Christopher hasn't allowed himself to be victimized yet.... Apparently the show's creater Seth MacFarlane feels that his fans are not yet ready for that level of sickness and must feel that it is not "appropriate" to push societies limits on that one yet... Everybody seems to praise Seth MacFarlane for being "so talented" and creative, that in itself is just as sick as the jokes that they are pushing...... I do not intend to come across as self-righteous in this matter, and please keep in mind he's not the only comedy writer to have done such things but I too have laughed at these particular very inappropriate and flat out sickening cartoon's myself....
    But the question is. Why??? Well the easy part to figure out is that we have been desensitized as well as blindly railroaded and lead into to this type of behavior which allows us some type of excuse for not having to take full responsibility for it. But after reading this if you are in full agreeance of my opinion we will be forced to take responsibility from this day forward and to check our selves every time we watch our televisions as well as continue to stay vigilant and aware of the potentiality of further tactics used by Hollywood to induce their clearly sickening agenda to demoralize and eliminate our American values....The fact that we didn't see this coming as a society shows just how much influence and ability to brainwash the masses actually rests in the hands of these smut peddlers who happen to reside in Hollywood.....Coincidence huh...I really dont think so.....
    Please leave your opinions I would love to hear them...

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  1. jim onion
    Perhaps it would be important to understand what the purpose of humor is, and why we laugh in the first place. And "getting the joke" would help too, but explaining a joke to somebody is inherently unfunny.

    If you don't even know what the point of any given joke is, you might reconsider before shallowly criticizing it because of the topic (in this case sexual harassment).

    For the record though, I think Family Guy is overrated.
    jim onion, Dec 24, 2018
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  2. Malisky
    Your take upon laughing is far fetched. Things are simpler. Humans are animals. When do animals show their teeth? When they feel threatened. When does the human animal feel threatened? When something fucks with their logic. The only reason you laugh is because something fucks with your logic. It can be moral logic, philosophical logic, mathematical logic, you name it. When a concept fucks your brain up, your brain shows its' teeth.
    Malisky, Dec 24, 2018
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  3. paperbackwriter
    I think sometimes humour is dumb and insensitive. My fear though, in the these politically correct times, is that we have started to second guess ourselves. "is it ok to laugh at this?" "should I laugh at this?"
    Cartoonists and comedians are starting to self-censor. Seems only certain groups can be satirised for instance. (in Australia anyway)
    Seems like some people are saying "you are not allowed to laugh at me. Im a protected species. But Im allowed to laugh at you." An uneven playing field perhaps?
    paperbackwriter, Dec 24, 2018
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  4. MindfulMenace
    Humor is an escapism. It's not to make light of depressing truths, but to make you laugh at it because that in a way heals you. If you can't laugh at yourself and all the misfortunes life tosses you than you are fucked. That's what I think. By the way, Family Guy is an adult cartoon targeted towards adults of course there is going to be more mature language and theme. Doesn't make it bad. It's just a show. Complete fiction. In my opinion, I think the tone of this is too serious for the subject matter.
    MindfulMenace, Dec 25, 2018
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  5. Justin Thyme
    I often laugh at all sorts of inappropriate stuff, and really enjoy it, however if anyone ever treated anyone in my family in the same way things would be entirely different.
    I have no idea what that makes me.
    I've always thought I'm a reasonably normal sort of person.
    Justin Thyme, Dec 26, 2018
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