tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post8849643960468751973..comments2024-03-18T09:28:08.708-04:00Comments on Maior autem his est caritas: A question of humorFr. Gaurav Shroff http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-55236482230837012492008-01-12T01:10:00.000-05:002008-01-12T01:10:00.000-05:00That's valid. I would then say that the difference...That's valid. I would then say that the difference between satire and mockery then, is that mockery focuses on obvious faults and failings. No harm may be intended, but I think it safe to say that no good is intended either, like in satire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-88234513278019327772008-01-11T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-11T22:06:00.000-05:00Is there any room to consider the "tease-ee" in th...Is there any room to consider the "tease-ee" in this? I'd never given one minute's thought to G's hairline until he brought it up, himself several years ago. <BR/><BR/>Among my own male relatives, it's well known who jokes about his own hairline and who sports a style barely overing his pate, but to whom it would be cruel to mention coiffures. <BR/><BR/>Leaving aside comments about physical St. Elizabeth of Caycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821842564821682210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-60936260898333133312008-01-11T18:15:00.000-05:002008-01-11T18:15:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say that satire isn't legitimate; just ...I wouldn't say that satire isn't legitimate; just that it always implies contempt. Satire is meant to inspire change; comments about your hairline are not.<BR/><BR/>And I do think there is a difference between teasing a person about a fault in an attempt to make it not seem such a big deal, and using a fault to make a joke at someone's expense. The former is ok, the latter is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-29420168691056635232008-01-11T15:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T15:54:00.000-05:00receding hairline? oh come now we pick on you for ...receding hairline? oh come now we pick on you for a whole host more reasons than just your <I>receding hair line</I> I could name a few but in the spirit of not being sarcastic I won't - but know this... <I>I am thinking about them</I>!!! :) :)Mattheus Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629195495902678804noreply@blogger.com