tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post1856254763681437413..comments2023-10-21T08:52:45.549-07:00Comments on Friends of Epicaricacy: Humor Can Be ElusiveKallehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-89940006437365937372009-01-04T04:52:00.000-08:002009-01-04T04:52:00.000-08:00Yes, I thought of the word "nigger", also. I thin...Yes, I thought of the word "nigger", also. <BR/><BR/>I think humor has a lot to do with trust. It's about how much you trust the person saying the potentially offensive things. Have you ever had a new friend who joked a little too soon about your shortcomings?Cat Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-2683988150785328232008-12-30T18:06:00.000-08:002008-12-30T18:06:00.000-08:00Yes, I agree, Bob. After I wrote about the humor ...Yes, I agree, Bob. After I wrote about the humor aspect, I realized there was a lot more to it than humor. It's the same reason I can laugh at anti-woman jokes told by a woman, but a man had better not tell them to me! <BR/><BR/>I am so glad this isn't posted on Wordcraft!Kallehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-9969073180811886372008-12-30T03:53:00.000-08:002008-12-30T03:53:00.000-08:00The most interesting thing here isn't actually the...The most interesting thing here isn't actually the humour it's the perception. This is really a variation on things like "nigger" being offensive if I use it as a middle-aged white guy (and be assured I don't use it except in illustrative examples like this one) but totally inoffensive when used between two black teenagers.<BR/>This reclaiming of offensive words goes on quite a lot. The article that you quote seems to be doing something similar, deliberately writing something that would from another writer be offensive.Bob Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648768078027630120noreply@blogger.com