"Tragedy is when I prick my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open man-hole and die."-Mel Brooks.
It's all perspective.
It's all perspective.
Why is the pain of others amusing?
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It's all about context. When its intentional its bad when its unintentional its funny. Comedy is always about something unforeseen happening and expectations being reversed. Accidentally hitting someone, didn't see that coming, funny. Intentionally punishing, not funny, twisted.
Well thanks for making my evening sad by introducing that video to me. I now feel sick.
We find an accidental thing funny. The whole idea is that there aren't severe consequences and that's what is appealing. It's very funny watching on Failblog the cars trying to drive on the ice and just crashing because they're being a jackass but nobody is really seeing any serious consequences. If somebody is being just as irresponsible driving on the ice and they hit somebody, guess what, it's no longer funny.
It's just like some racist or sexist jokes can be funny but not when real hatred is attached to them.
We find an accidental thing funny. The whole idea is that there aren't severe consequences and that's what is appealing. It's very funny watching on Failblog the cars trying to drive on the ice and just crashing because they're being a jackass but nobody is really seeing any serious consequences. If somebody is being just as irresponsible driving on the ice and they hit somebody, guess what, it's no longer funny.
It's just like some racist or sexist jokes can be funny but not when real hatred is attached to them.
That's going to be in my head all freakin' day now. But that is one informative song.Maddyfiren said:
It's sort of relief, that it's not you in pain.