The answer is yes, but it’s tricky. We tend to avoid it because it is tricky, and we are afraid it will fail. And a failure in humor can make the situation worse – we were right about that. I became interested in this possibility when I heard the TED
As soon as I read the title, I immediately thought about humor gone wrong during the Chris Rock-Will Smith event. You are spot on. I feel that humor is always a positive addition but the subjective nature of how we receive humor and our perception of what we hear, dictate whether we laugh or strike. I know people who are natural comedians with the right words and timing and everything that comes out of their mouths is like laughter gold and I know people who use sarcasm and it’s hilarious. As you mentioned, certain topics may have sensitivity issues and it is tricky to get your humor to be received as humor if you don’t know what can trigger old unhealed traumas in any individual. I loved this article. It us so relevant at this time when we need to loosen up a bit when there is so much out there to stress us out.
As soon as I read the title, I immediately thought about humor gone wrong during the Chris Rock-Will Smith event. You are spot on. I feel that humor is always a positive addition but the subjective nature of how we receive humor and our perception of what we hear, dictate whether we laugh or strike. I know people who are natural comedians with the right words and timing and everything that comes out of their mouths is like laughter gold and I know people who use sarcasm and it’s hilarious. As you mentioned, certain topics may have sensitivity issues and it is tricky to get your humor to be received as humor if you don’t know what can trigger old unhealed traumas in any individual. I loved this article. It us so relevant at this time when we need to loosen up a bit when there is so much out there to stress us out.