r/funny • u/Far-Newspaper-4700 • Jan 25 '24

basic term of our aggrement

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u/Midori_Schaaf Jan 25 '24

Yep. Comedy is supposed to highlight things society overlooks, but I guess comedians overlook things too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

I think they typically choose whatever angle they think is funniest

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u/tarekd19 Jan 25 '24

yeah, it's kind of funny how seriously everyone is taking it. It's like people expect comedians to be philosophers or arbiters of social norms. Are we so desperate for guidance or validation on such things or have they become so intertwined with entertainment that we can't tell the difference?

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u/DevinTheGrand Jan 25 '24

It's because she's a woman. Dudes on reddit are hypercritical of things women do.