lead blog response Oct 26
Social interactions definitely play a huge part in shaping not only our humor but our perceptions about society. Today, many people make a lot of jokes or come across comedy with a hidden or deeper meaning to it. Like Faith's example, a simple joke that a friend told made the other friend question the meaning of the joke itself along with his own personal views. Although a scenario like that doesn't happen very often, comedy has the potential to shed light on convoluted or complex thought. Using sociology to explain our perception of humor is clever, and helpful to us in many ways as we attempt to understand the human brain and how it perceives humor. Comedy clearly has the potential to shape our opinions and personal thought. To me, analyzing comedy through a sociologic lens is an interesting method and point of view. Perhaps, it could further explain how comedy even has the capability of shaping our thoughts and opinions in the first place.
It is accurate to say that it is not too often that we analyze jokes that other people tell us, but it does happen every once in a while where we step back and really think about it. Comedy is a way to understand someone's personal views and how they think, which is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think is the main way in which jokes affect social interactions?
ReplyDeleteI would say that, rather than shape our thoughts and opinions, comedy tends to inspire us to reflect on our preconceived opinions. This might lead us to change our minds, but also it might not... That depends on what we conclude from our reflections.
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