When is painfully wounding someone funny?

[Booldawg]

Someone I know on FB has posted a story about a woman in the NE biting off her partners testicles after an argument. Her comment was that she took a comical approach to this, 'dont mess with us north east lasses' or something to that effect.

I've noticed in similar cases when woman have chopped mens bits off that it is often seen as 'just deserts' for some indiscretion.

The most famous of these cases was the John Bobbit case in America whereby his wife sliced off his bits as payback for him cheating on her. Again I dont remember the general emotion was shock, horror or amazement. It was mostly toilet humour jokes from the media.

Are these men 'getting what they deserve'? Would the same approach of mild tittering be reserved if a man mutilatated his wife?

[jackthehat]

1. Never.
2. No.
3. No.

I reported a comment (made by someone who should have known better) when this story first appeared in the News Section.

[Old_Geezer]

I think many just deal with horrendous situations by using humour. Not to be taken too seriously.

[cazzz1975]

I dont know why its treated as a bit of a joke, thankfully I do not share this opinion, I also reported a comment that seemed to make light of the incident.

[wildwood]

The only time I would look the other way is if that man had raped a child. They are just the lowest scum of Society.

The advertising media also uses gender specific ploys, like the obese man as a comical situation while an obese woman is never laughed at.

[ummmm]

I don't find it funny either.

I also reported the comment...

[andy-hughes]

There is a knee-jerk reaction to this type of news, based on cultural expectations which are suntly enforced on us as we grow up.

From the harmless cheer when someone drops a plate in a restaurant, to the baying yobbery found when street fights break out, these reactions are part of negative conditioning, and any response that shows them to be unacceptable chips away at the notion that it is acceptable - because it is not.

[rsvp]

In answer to the op - never