Monday, July 10, 2017

Thus, the transgressive are most afflicted by humor, in direct proportion to the laughter as oppression...

From "Humor Neutral: Post-Modernism, the Prisoner and the Construct of Culture":

The imposition of humor upon culture is, then, the establishment of boundaries, just as boundaries are being progressively altered. While this may seem counter-intuitive -- i.e., many expect humor to transgress boundaries -- it becomes obvious that humor that does not respect boundaries is Unfunny to the prevailing culture.

Thus, the transgressive are most afflicted by humor, in direct proportion to the laughter as oppression...

In such circumstances, the Humor Neutral again must rely on cues for determining where humor ends and repression begins. Being fluid, this demarcation is akin to the overlap of photographs from a child's birthday party to child pornography involving balloons...



I am Laslo.


https://althouse.blogspot.com/2017/07/in-support-of-my-hypothesis-that-one.html

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