tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post1212008891126395583..comments2024-01-22T10:00:14.762-05:00Comments on Not Another Wave: Feminist Question of the Week: Gender JokesEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249287420418816844noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-14095408264211949042012-06-26T22:04:38.919-04:002012-06-26T22:04:38.919-04:00*more conservative viewers who just think she'...*more conservative viewers who just think she's condescending. <br /><br />She, not he. Sorry, folks.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-16919368045239600852012-06-26T22:03:21.672-04:002012-06-26T22:03:21.672-04:00Crystal, you said almost exactly what I was thinki...Crystal, you said almost exactly what I was thinking - a joke that dismisses someone's humanity or that takes away another person's voice is a joke that crosses the line. <br /><br />But then, I have to admit - determining when a joke has done that is largely subjective. I think there are jokes sometimes that point to a problem - but perhaps with an attitude still of "such-and-such Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-44643322619474899052012-06-26T15:38:44.206-04:002012-06-26T15:38:44.206-04:00Oops. "How it makes *them* less human than we...Oops. "How it makes *them* less human than we are," I meant.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-51958872788483243912012-06-26T15:37:28.806-04:002012-06-26T15:37:28.806-04:00I think if a joke is meant to unify - as in, "...I think if a joke is meant to unify - as in, "look at the foibles of XYZ group and how this makes them *human*, just like the rest of us" - it's doing what humor should be doing and isn't offensive. Like Busty Girl Comics, which makes its whole point the fact that sometimes having large breasts is awkward, uncomfortable, inconvenient, but also fun in some unexpected ways that Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-42050625286854827402012-06-26T15:34:19.539-04:002012-06-26T15:34:19.539-04:00I get the feeling that comments intended to lighte...I get the feeling that comments intended to lighten someones downcast mood are usually said in intimate settings where what is actually being communicated is, "it's not your fault." It's not your fault that another human being did something cruel that hurt you. You are enough and you don't need to justify the mistakes of someone else. <br /><br />I think that it is a very Jonathan Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270105561556129223noreply@blogger.com