Humour in 150 years time?

[pianolearner]

Will the politically correct movement distil material to the point where it is no longer funny anymore?

[nicco]

*Checks magical crystal ball*

No.

[pianolearner]

*Checks magical crystal ball*

No.

Thanks. I was worried.

[prometheus]

I don't understand the question.

[cziffra]

I think they're saying that as political correctness grows, less material becomes acceptable, and they're wondering if it will get to the point where so many topics are off limits that you can't say anyhting funny anymore.

[ahinton]

I think they're saying that as political correctness grows, less material becomes acceptable, and they're wondering if it will get to the point where so many topics are off limits that you can't say anyhting funny anymore.

If it continues to do so as it has done so far, it might not be too far-fetched to imagine that it will get to the point where you can't say anything at all any more, funny or otherwise - and in a good deal less time than 150 years, at that...

Best,

Alistair

[prometheus]

Isn't this so called 'political correctness' shrinking?


Amway, it is not very essential for humor anyway.


The crazier our society becomes the better for humor. No need to make fun of minorities.

[counterpoint]

The crazier our society becomes the better for humor. No need to make fun of minorities.

Your word in God's ear!

[Bob]

Who will the villains be in the movies?  Who will James Bond fight?

[prometheus]

Well, you should look at how Arabs are portrayed in mainstream hollywood movies. And then try to find out what this means and what effects it has.

it's brainwashing.

A book was written on it. There are almost no Arab children. You never see arabs that play with their children. You never see an arab couple that love each other. You never see normal arabs. They are always bad guys, stupid and unreliable.

Dr. Jack G. Shaheen did 20 years of research on it and then wrote a book and made a documentary. Both are called: ' Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People'.

This has been so for ever. Aladdin is a good example. This is how the opening song starts:
"Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where they cut off your ear
If they don't like your face
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home"

They changed it later.


Most stereotypes and bad guys are cyclical. But not the arabs.



So arabs aren't people. Just like the Jews during 1938-1945. You need to dehumanize people to be able to slaughter them as animals.

[soliloquy]

As the wealthy/poverty class separation line grows, all jokes will either be fart jokes or will be so complex, snobby and esoteric nobody knows what they mean.