5 Things
People Laugh About...
Which Aren't Really Funny.
The truth is anything can be funny,
and I'm not an enforcer of PC rules. You should laugh when you feel like it, and
make fun of people who think you shouldn't. All I'm saying is that the below
things are serious issues as much as, if not more than they are, jokes.
Dishonest & Stupid Politicians
"Bush is a dumber than a fencepost," they say as
they fall over laughing. It's so funny, isn't it? Clinton lied. Bush lied. Laugh
it up. That's what they do, right? That's just the way it is. We can't expect
honesty and competence from the people we place in service of us. WHAT? Wrong.
It's downright crazy that we don't demand public servants to stand and
*publicly* answer (without scripts, intercoms, or advanced knowledge of the
content) questions posed by the American people at regular intervals (and not
just for elections). If they aren't totally full of it, they should be able to
provide cogent and consistent answers. They ought to meet *publicly* with other
world leaders if the people find an issue is worth bringing out into the open. If you can't at least partake
in a public debate in which issues are brought to the table, what hope can
Americans have that you are the right person to represent us in the world?
If you are to lead, shouldn't you be capable of communicating at least at
the level of the average citizen?
It isn't funny that Clinton was a horny bastard, just like it isn't funny that
Bush can't put two words together. It isn't funny that the US seems to have
constantly been at war since it's founding. Most of all, it isn't funny that we
are at war right now for the "spread of democracy" while half of the
people (as much as 7 out of 10 at some past polls) in the democratic USA don't
agree with it. It's not funny. Stop fucking laughing.
Adultery & The State of Modern
Marriage
It has repeatedly happened that I find myself in a
room full of people who seem to think cheating is okay in some particular set of
circumstances. I don't expect that you'll stop this any time soon, but don't be
proud of it. Be ashamed. Don't tell me about it. The more you share of these
stories, the more I hope you learn your lesson.
When the hell did it become something to laugh about that people break their
solemn oaths and their word can become as meaningless as shit? There is nothing
funny here. Unless you and your partner have some sort of arrangement, then I
don't see what excuse you think would possibly serve as justification. Even
then, I have serious doubts that most agreements are truly mutual. And please
don't give me some elaborate bullshit about how different it is now that you're
married. I don't care. The only thing to laugh at is the depravity of it all. I
get it. I'm not laughing.
One problem I see with marriage today is that individuals don't really stand for
anything, let alone know what to stand for when with someone else. This makes
for an unreliable foundation in a covetous culture (where we are constantly
reminded that what we have is not enough). We don't need blind acceptance of
elaborate religions, and we don't need to be spoon-fed "wisdom." We
don't need Oprah's apparently endless input, and we don't need a brand new
perspective on life every two and a half minutes. I'm not saying not to try new
things, just that some things never change. What we need is what we've always
needed: acceptance, care, and honesty.
Lobotomy & The Treatment of The
Mentally Ill
I don't know how many times I've heard people make
low-brow jokes about lobotomy, medications, or the mentally ill. What are you
joking about? Wake up. This is the suffering of other human beings, many of whom
are innocent of any wrong-doing. We're not talking about murderous psychopaths
here. That's something else. We're talking about the experimental subjects of
psychiatrists who find the dismembering of the human brain advantageous in
"calming" (i.e. "managing") the mentally ill.
Casual lobotomy jokes are not uncommon and are in particularly poor taste. There
is no evidence to support the practice of lobotomy as a treatment, and there
never was. There never could be, because the practice doesn't even begin to make
sense. Removing or disconnecting a piece of the brain has absolutely no function
but to render the person more sedate (or stupid). To this day, there is not a
single shred of evidence to explain HOW lobotomy or electroshock
"works." Proponents claim THAT they work, largely based on their own
observations (which are integrally tied to manageability of patients). So
"it works because people say it does" is the best they've got. Beyond
this, it's just conjecture.
Why is it that on top of the enormous hardship these people suffer, they must
also be subject to apathy and a lack of understanding? You wouldn't joke about
the suffering of someone with cancer, and what happens to him or her during
chemotherapy. Why is the suffering of the mentally ill different? HOW is the
suffering of innocents FUNNY?
Pimps
Okay, let's get back to basics here. A pimp is a person
who sells a woman to another man. He finds clients for whores. Am I missing
something? Why is it that all of a sudden it is acceptable to exalt the pimp in
every-day language? The word has a new definition as a verb which means "to
make cool." WTF? They sell women. What did I miss?
Granted, the stereotypical clothing style of a pimp is funny (purple zoot suits
and such), but it is funny because it is so incredibly bad. How have we come to
this point where if you ask someone how you look and they say "you look
like a pimp," they are usually giving you a message of approval? Pimps
don't look nice. They look filthy, like filthy pimps.
I cannot say how this has happened, but I can say with certainty that it is
ridiculous, stupid, and that I HATE PIMPS. As far as I'm concerned, everyone
finds pimps detestable. I'm pretty sure even pimps hate other pimps. That's how
much pimps suck. Customers hate them. Prostitutes hate them. I'm not even sure
I've ever met one, but I am confident that if I have that he was a thoroughly
hated bastard.
NOTE: I want that walking stick though...
One more use for a staff or cane: to defend myself against filthy pimps I may
pass in the street.
Jail Rape
This joke usually consists of making a passing reference
to what happens to "uphold justice" in jail, followed by some
obligatory laughter. I don't really see the humor in this though. It's not like
a prank phone call or an observation of human comedy. It's rape.
Isn't prison supposed to be about reform? They do call them "correctional
facilities." If a man is ever going to be free again, what good does it do
that he should be tortured and violated? That won't make him better able to
adjust to society. It will just open doors to sick sexual experiences (that he
may or may not have experienced prior to imprisonment). Jail rape isn't funny. It
only seems funny, because you don't have to see it. That type of humor is vain.
It is like I said. Suppression of laughter is usually stupid. Still, thinking
about these things is probably worthwhile. A lack of truthfulness never has more
than a temporary benefit.
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