Monday, October 29, 2018
Response to Faith
Leading off of this post, Trump is known for making inappropriate jokes and comments. People notice the wrongdoings of his, but he starts normalizing the issues in our American society. People in power need to be cautious of the underlying messages, when publicly speaking, in order to not continue a vicious cycle of injustices brought on to the people. I agree with Faith in how "interactions with people, comedic or otherwise, often alter or shape our own opinions of those controversial topics." With Trump normalizing controversial topics, such as gun violence, we become insensitive to the real issues. Refer to Trump's Humor article explaining why it's an issue at hand.
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Do you think that comedy hurts or helps when it comes to this normalization process?
ReplyDeleteThis is an issue that's both interesting and concerning. In my opinion, people in authority should not act in a childish matter and joke about controversial topics in a way that may offend others.
ReplyDeleteI think this relates back to the in-group/out-group issue we talked about earlier. Simples "jokes" can reinforce the already established ideas of others, or can further ostracize a group that doesn't agree with the speaker. It is definitely necessary, as you say, for people in positions of power to be cautious of the underlying messages in their words.
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