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I just realized something about myself. I don't understand satire/irony. I find that troubling, because it makes it really hard for me to watch comedies in theaters, especially black comedies.
At work, one of my coworkers said she was going to watch the movie "Zoolander". Another coworker had just seen it and thought it was hilarious. I said I was just going to wait until we get the DVD from the County Library, which is where we get the majority of our movies. What I didn't tell them is that it's too uncomfortable for me to watch comedies in the theatre, because I tend to not find the same things funny that the rest of the audience does. They'll be roaring and I'll just be sitting there. That's why there's no way in hell I'll watch "Zoolander" in the theater!
Actually, that happened pretty recently, when my husband and I saw a free preview of "Mulholland Drive" (free to everyone who was at the "Twin Peaks Film Festival"). Besides the fact that the movie made no sense to me (and I guess it wasn't supposed to!), I was bothered by most scenes the audience found hilarious. Of course, I didn't get them. That really makes me feel like I'm a bit slow on the uptake.
A couple of days ago, I found these "Halloween Safety Tips", taken from "The Onion", that have been circulating around Live Journal. Every time I saw them posted on LJ, people would comment on how hilarious they found them. All I could do is sit there and think, "Okay, I'm clearly missing something here!" From what I know about "The Onion", this particular piece must be satire, because that's what they're known for.
As if that isn't bad enough, I've noticed that the posts on the Wombat mailing list I'm on have made no sense to me over the past few days. Judging from the list members' responses, these are apparently funny posts. (The giveaway is when someone says they choked on their drink or spit their drink on the keyboard after reading a particular post.) Of course, I'm not getting these posts. I don't feel like posting, "Excuse me! Can you fill me in? I don't get this!" I'm not going to share any specifics, since I think that would be incredibly poor netiquette.
I recently joined the postcard_fun community. One of the questions in the survey for new members is something like "Are you easily offended?" I think I answered something like "I don't think so." (I'm curious to know if anyone actually answered "Yes".) Now, I wonder if it's totally true that I'm not easily offended. I think I'm probably offended by satire, at least some of it.
(I'm rambling, and I wonder if this post makes any sense.)
I don't know the answer to this. I know I'm sensitive (dammit), and that my family has tended to take everything literally. Maybe that's just one of the byproducts of being from Mississippi. I think it's also a byproduct of not liking yourself very much. I don't know.
I'll stop now. I think I've said too much already.
At work, one of my coworkers said she was going to watch the movie "Zoolander". Another coworker had just seen it and thought it was hilarious. I said I was just going to wait until we get the DVD from the County Library, which is where we get the majority of our movies. What I didn't tell them is that it's too uncomfortable for me to watch comedies in the theatre, because I tend to not find the same things funny that the rest of the audience does. They'll be roaring and I'll just be sitting there. That's why there's no way in hell I'll watch "Zoolander" in the theater!
Actually, that happened pretty recently, when my husband and I saw a free preview of "Mulholland Drive" (free to everyone who was at the "Twin Peaks Film Festival"). Besides the fact that the movie made no sense to me (and I guess it wasn't supposed to!), I was bothered by most scenes the audience found hilarious. Of course, I didn't get them. That really makes me feel like I'm a bit slow on the uptake.
A couple of days ago, I found these "Halloween Safety Tips", taken from "The Onion", that have been circulating around Live Journal. Every time I saw them posted on LJ, people would comment on how hilarious they found them. All I could do is sit there and think, "Okay, I'm clearly missing something here!" From what I know about "The Onion", this particular piece must be satire, because that's what they're known for.
As if that isn't bad enough, I've noticed that the posts on the Wombat mailing list I'm on have made no sense to me over the past few days. Judging from the list members' responses, these are apparently funny posts. (The giveaway is when someone says they choked on their drink or spit their drink on the keyboard after reading a particular post.) Of course, I'm not getting these posts. I don't feel like posting, "Excuse me! Can you fill me in? I don't get this!" I'm not going to share any specifics, since I think that would be incredibly poor netiquette.
I recently joined the postcard_fun community. One of the questions in the survey for new members is something like "Are you easily offended?" I think I answered something like "I don't think so." (I'm curious to know if anyone actually answered "Yes".) Now, I wonder if it's totally true that I'm not easily offended. I think I'm probably offended by satire, at least some of it.
(I'm rambling, and I wonder if this post makes any sense.)
I don't know the answer to this. I know I'm sensitive (dammit), and that my family has tended to take everything literally. Maybe that's just one of the byproducts of being from Mississippi. I think it's also a byproduct of not liking yourself very much. I don't know.
I'll stop now. I think I've said too much already.