I thought this Saturday Night Live musical video was funny:
I sent it to friends. I know this is a very small sample which is statistically insignificant but the three women I sent it to found it decidedly unfunny. I mean, really not funny at all to the point they wondered why the mothers allowed their children to be depicted this way.
The three men thought it was funny, not side-splitting hilarious but at least amusing.
If enough people respond to my poll we can get a better idea as to whether at least among the progressive Daily Kos readership there might be gender differences between reactions to a video showing toddlers pretending to drink.
What do you think?
To keep the poll simple I made the choices it just funny or not funny rather than add reactions like mildly amusing or somewhat offensive. If you had those in-between reactions please comment and also share the reasons in the comments.
Related:
There Are Nine Different Types Of Humour. Which One Are You? Dark humour is apparently the least popular. 1. Physical (slapstick) 2. Self-deprecating 3. Surreal 4. Improvisational 5. Wit-Wordplay 6. Topical 7. Observational 8. Bodily 9. Dark
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 · 3:55:52 PM +00:00 · HalBrown
UPDATE: I understand that using alcohol and alcoholism in comedy risks offending or upsetting people who are in recovery, struggling with recovery, currently have someone close to them with a drinking problem, or grew up in families where alcohol abuse made their lives difficult. The “drunk” is a comedic trope. W.C. Fields played a drunk on camera and was an off-camera alcoholic and he died of cirrhosis of the liver.
I think for these people either finding this video offensive because of the drinking, or just not funny for that reason, has nothing to do with gender.