I have many things to say. Get ready.
I have never met a guy who could make me more than chuckle. The only people who make me truly LOL are women. Therefore, following the same generalizing and simple-minded logic that seems to be rampant in this thread, only women are funny. Nanananana. I win.
Now, some people will read the above paragraph and crack a grin, and others will flip their screen the bird. Humor is NOT universal. Doctors laugh at death all the time to keep loose while everyone else would cringe at the joke; different cultures have a different definition of "funny" that can be affected by language and social values. While many people would love a good sexist joke, I would become angry. It seems a little naive to assume people all laugh at the same things. And don't give any "they don't have to laugh for it to be funny" crap. Universal humor would mean everybody at least gets a giggle. But I don't know much about the many facets of humor, so I should move on quickly.
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Your a misogynist because you vote that women aren't funny. Who are you to say who is funny or not. You must feel you are superior to women.
You have no sense of humour because you vote that women are funny. I just stated women aren't funny thus you don't know what funny is.
You are a Gynophobe because you say you don't know if women are funny. If you pick this you honestly do know women aren't funny, your just too scared of women to admit it.
I don't want to back anybody into a corner, but what the hell are you complaining about? A misogynist is someone who hates women. Do you hate them? You obviously don't think they're funny, so I would just call you sexist. Whether you like it or not, you have made a generalization about a group of people (half the population, no less!) and that means you will be questioned and labeled as someone who has unjustly put a label on others. That's the way it goes. If you have something so controversial to say, get ready for the backlash, buddy. It always amazes me when people are so ready to throw stereotypes around like absolute truth, and then the moment they are called out, they cry foul. You can say whatever you want--- I can't stop you--- but be prepared for the consequences of what you say and just own up it. You are sexist, there is no doubt. Welcome to the world. I have to take labels every day of my life; most of them are directed towards women especially just to make them feel like crap. Ever been seriously called a slut, bitch, or whore? No, for you, it's probably been reserved to "huge dick" but even that sounds like a compliment out of context. Even if you were called a bitch, that implies that being a woman is the worst insult ever, since a bitch is, after all, a female dog. Long rant short, you made a sexist comment, so don't start crying when someone dares to call you out on it.
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he reason why women generally tend to laugh with men's joke is because women are more, in the social sense, got this from my textbook smile, likely to want to please those that are around them and have a maybe even more overwhelming decide to connect. people laugh and smile, universal traits that was developed to communicate and keep groups together, the same as frowns and scowls, because they want to get the message across that they understand, connect and are willing to connect more. in the social context, men are much more competitive, simply because they were geared that way so that they could dominate in their social group and thus, when displeased, would frown, look blank or scowl at others to show this and their dominance. for women to get along with the dominant male and leader of their group and for simply their own survival, they had develop a way to connect with the dominant male in a way that was pleasing to the dominant male. that's why women and men are the way they are now. so are women funny?
I'd like to know what you're quoting. Are you claiming that this is the nature of all women? Ever heard of a matriarchy? The Aka tribe of Africa is built entirely opposite of our own society. Men cook, care for children, and even let crying babies suck on their nipples while women hunt and lead the tribe. Seriously, look that up, I'm not lying. There are other examples of women hunters in other tribes, such as the Matis of the Amazon. But now I'm getting off-topic just to prove a point.
To wrap this long reply up, this is what I think about humor between the sexes: they're both funny. Whatever someone thinks is funny is funny to them. Unfortunately, the role of women and men in our society is set at birth (blue rooms for boys, pink for girls, etc.) and as a result, the sexes develop very differently. Another example: while girls are expected to protect their virginity, it's implied that boys can't wait to lose it. It's extremely difficult to draw the line between female nature and male nature because we as a society skew everything until it is mangled beyond recognition. One fact: women are seen as inferior in our society. This thread is doing nothing to help the plight of women.
(It's for you personal entertainment? heh...)
, likely to want to please those that are around them and have a maybe even more overwhelming decide to connect. people laugh and smile, universal traits that was developed to communicate and keep groups together, the same as frowns and scowls, because they want to get the message across that they understand, connect and are willing to connect more. in the social context, men are much more competitive, simply because they were geared that way so that they could dominate in their social group and thus, when displeased, would frown, look blank or scowl at others to show this and their dominance. for women to get along with the dominant male and leader of their group and for simply their own survival, they had develop a way to connect with the dominant male in a way that was pleasing to the dominant male. that's why women and men are the way they are now. so are women funny?
