[PEN-L:53] Re: Re: Re: rude jokes heard at lunch

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

James Devine wrote:

>I don't think that a joke about something condones that activity. Gallows
>humor has always been a part of human life, part of human efforts to
>survive the absurdity and cruelty of society and many of our fellow human
>beings.

Jokes are also a way of releasing aggression in a way more socially
acceptable than punching someone in the nose. Most leftish writing these
days is as dull as dirt precisely because it's so shy about aggression and
the risk of being offensive.

Doug