MAMO Blog 15 « Humanities 15: Popular Culture

There are various kinds of form where people can find humor. People can find different things funny on the internet, television, or even in newspapers. For example, Comedy Central is a television station which has multiple shows that involve stereotypes, crude humor and several forms on comedy. There are parodies and even stand up comics. I do believe that these comedians are seen as humorous due to their ability to talk about sensitive subjects, such as race and stereotypes, with comfort. Comedians have the ability to even push the boundaries and even make jokes on a topic that is so sensitive. Take Dave Chapelle for example, he speaks about all topics. Drugs, gender roles and even racial stereotypes are just some of the subjects he points out in his jokes. There was actually an episode where they interviewed the viewers of Chapelle Show. Some of the viewers felt as though the jokes mentioned in his parodies were completely disrespectful and derogatory. Other viewers actually thought that the show was some what appropriate. The jokes made were just topics that people never really want to speak about, due to the fact that it's a sensitive subject. Dave Chapelle just made these things funny and more comfortable to speak about.