I thought after English today about how much of our humor in American culture is based off of microaggressions. We leisurely toss around remarks that SOMEONE could consider demeaning to minorities. Make any joke about a stereotype, or even a stereotypical character, and it's a microaggression.
What will comedy look like after prejudice has died (if it does before humans do)? Even physical comedy is based off the demeaning of a particular individual by making comedy off of misery (schadenfreude). This could be identified as not funny and offensive to somebody.
At what point do we stop considering the feelings of others? And moreover, what is funny without offending A-N-Y-O-N-E?
My friend suggested that absurd humor could always be funny, as a mixture of the real and the bizarre creates juxtaposition that is unfamiliar and therefore humorous to people.
Any other suggestions on humor that could not be interpreted as being offensive AT ALL? Remember, there's no such thing as ridiculous when it comes to offending people. If they can make a lawsuit out of it, they will. There's always somebody ruining it for the rest of us.
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