Psychology Of Humour

[nailit]

Ive heard of several different theories...
Most popular seems to be Freud's theory that
we joke about things that we find disturbing as
a coping mechanism.
(eg..jokes about death, disability, disease etc)

I love jokes about the above ^ but can laugh about prison jokes, jokes about
psychiatric parients, addiction jokes, etc...(having been there)
My nephew is in a wheelchair and often tells me jokes about cripples.
I once had a downs syndrome cousin tell me a joke about downs syndrome.

Modern comics/jokes are so lame.
Are we afraid to laugh at ourselves now???
Its how we cope in everyday life.

[nailit]

Or do we continue to censor?

[Barmaid]

One of my closest mates is disabled and of indian origin. I will absolutely take the p*** out of him - and did so before his disability was so crippling. He takes the p*** out of his own disability. We have the ability to laugh at the additional obstacles he now faces; but also the ability to objectively try and get over those difficulties. When once talking about a particularly racist and discriminatory colleague I did say to him "he'll sh** a brick that you are black AND now disabled". My friend found that hilarious.

My friend is human first. But you are right, laughing is how we cope. We don't censor anything and our friendship is based on openness. He tells me how he feels. He hates that people do not know how to approach his disability and avoid him.

[nailit]

If only AB had a 'Like' button Barmaid!

[Gromit]

We joke at things that are different from us, be it countries, cultures, faiths or appearance. It is not a coping mechanism, it is asserting our way is better and that we aren’t as daft as the other lot. Marking our superiority.

// Modern comics/jokes are so lame. //

The media outlets for comedy are very frightened not to cause offence. So output is sanitised and risqué jokes not broadcast. Go to see a live show to see hard hitting comedy.

[nailit]

Don't dear make a joke about Greta Thumberg nowadays...
for example...
She's made a great difference to climate change.

Everytime she's on TV everyone turns off.

[nailit]

Forgive spelling mistakes ^^^ the question remains

[Prudie]

I don't think all humour can be deeply psychoanalysed. I'd describe what makes me laugh most as toilet humour. That's childish and certainly not deep but it's not a coping mechanism either, I just think it's funny.
What's soft and brown and sits on a piano stool?
Beethoven's last movement...

[Gromit]

// Or do we continue to censor? //

Your black people cotton picking joke was censored.
A bit ironic.

[nailit]

''// Or do we continue to censor? //

Your black people cotton picking joke was censored.
A bit ironic. ''


It wasnt even a joke and yet it gets censored?
Just stating a fact!

[Ellipsis]

You can still find jokes about Jews, black people, Indian people, disabled people, women etc etc on TV. The difference these days is that ...

* jokes about Jews tend to be told by Jews
* jokes about black people tend to be told by black people
* jokes about Indian people tend to be told by Indian people
* jokes about disabled people tend to be told by disabled people
* jokes about women tend to be told by women

And so on. It's probably no coincidence that these are "protected" categories in employment law. Even so, a joke about, say, drug addicts is definitely better coming from an addict or former addict than from somebody just having a laugh at an addict's expense ...

[nailit]

Black people (of whom I have friends) no longer pick cotton.
I (As a white guy) no longer have negroes shackled in chains singing
''Swing Low Sweet Chariot''
Lets move on and stop harping on about the past for gods sakes.
None of my black friends support this crap.

[THECORBYLOON]

How many black friends do you have?

[nailit]

My girlfriend had a lazy eye.
I had to ditch her.
Turned out she was seeing someone else....

Is the above^going to get deleted as well because it offends those with a lazy eye?
(or because its not really funny)??

[nailit]

//How many black friends do you have? //
Two.
How many do you have?

[THECORBYLOON]

When you said "none", you could have been referring to any number of black friends, five, six or dozens and dozens

Had you said, "neither", it would have been clear you have two, hence my question.

The racial make-up of my pals is not the issue since I have not referred to any of them when putting forward an opinion.

[nailit]

Corby,
What on Earth are you on about?
Seriously?

[douglas9401]

"I (As a white guy) no longer have negroes shackled in chains singing
''Swing Low Sweet Chariot'' "

You never struck me as a plantation owner, nailit, appreciate the confirmation.