Stereotypes

[Guest Tammy Maher]

Ok I think we have established my weirdness. So here is another weird question for everyone...

I was just watching that Jeff Dunham and Peanut routine on youtube and they were going through the "hand over the head joke" and peanut did the impression of "the gay guy". And I laughed my head off. Then I thought wow, that is a stereotype (not directly) that I face a lot. I just laughed crazily at it.

Does anyone else laugh at at stereotypes like that, like stuff we face each day, but when put into a comedy routine you can't help but laugh?

(^ _^)/

Janelle

[Guest mia 1]

Yes I do..especially the ones that people including my spouse think we are..so strange and far removed from normal..we are normal and a special ingredient added for fun ad spice,

A typical stereotypse of ""cross dressers" is the Lou Jacoby character in Woody allen's Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex..but Were Afraid to Ask...check it out on YouTube...you'l laugh like crazy..hooray for steretypes..it helps keep our world secret...Mia

[Guest darlene lynn]

Hey Janelle

Comedy is every where in stereotypes and racism,everywhere.And comedians know how to make us laugh at things we normaly wouldnt. Yes I laugh then I feel guilty for thinking it was funny.

Darlene Lynnette

[Guest Steven22]

And I laughed my head off. Then I thought wow, that is a stereotype (not directly) that I face a lot. I just laughed crazily at it.

Janelle

Personally I think stereotypes developed for a reason and I find as much humor in them as I do in how far they are from the truth. The further removed they are, the funny they are.

[Guest skyy]

i laugh at all sorts of stereotypes. i think it is therapeutic for the world. it helps us as a world see how silly they are, and how unrealistic they are. it also makes us not hold grudges against discrimination if we can laugh at ourselves, and if we laugh at other's stereotypes, then that helps us not treat them as any different than ourselves. everyone is equal, and nothing is sacred. so i dont really feel bad laughing, it truely is the best medicine, capable of healing even societies.

[Sally]

i laugh at all sorts of stereotypes. i think it is therapeutic for the world. it helps us as a world see how silly they are, and how unrealistic they are. it also makes us not hold grudges against discrimination if we can laugh at ourselves, and if we laugh at other's stereotypes, then that helps us not treat them as any different than ourselves. everyone is equal, and nothing is sacred. so i dont really feel bad laughing, it truely is the best medicine, capable of healing even societies.

Yeah, Skyy!

This is the true answer about stereotypes and all differences between people, if we can't laugh about them they will drive us crazy!

Stereotypes didn't just appear - they started somewhere and years ago - about twenty or so when David Seinberg was a comedian before he became a director - he said that he hoped he wouldn't offend anyone if he did mention that SOME Jews are actually good with money and a FEW Blacks (The accepted term at that time) were pretty good dancers.

So they are based on a perception that keeps being perpetuated so get angry about them and raising your blood pressure won't really help but educating your friends can make things easier and slowly they will fade away - not a chance, what would comedians do for material?

I'm Irish so I am obviously a drunken fighter who never did a lick of work and spend his non-fighting time searching for leprechans to steal their pots of gold.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest jamo-chelsea]

hah yeah! i swear if i end up gay i'd still end up calling things gay as an insult... am i a bad person? lol

[Carolyn Marie]

Comedy based on stereotypes is part of our culture, and I would imagine part of lots

of other cultures (certainly the British are masters at it).

I'm Jewish, and I've been laughing my head off at Jewish jokes since I was a kid. You have to

be able to laugh at yourself. It sure beats the heck out of laughing at the other guy!

Carolyn

[Guest Zabrak]

People think I'm straight and when I tell them I have a boyfriend they looked shocked. lol

[Guest Nikki A]

Has any one seen eddy izzard's stand up? He's a crossdresser! And really funny too! ( not saying those are normaly mutually exclusive of course!)

Hugz, Nikki