Posted by Lou Pilder on April 19, 2009, at 20:44:25
In reply to Re: Lou's request- » Lou Pilder, posted by Sigismund on April 19, 2009, at 15:15:52
> >In your opinion, could a paralyzed person think that your post here is amusing?
>
> Try this. The author is (if still alive) a quadriplegic.
> "He Won't Get Far on Foot" John Callahan
> Some of it is wildly funny.Sigismund,
You wrote,[...Try this...some of ot is ..funny...].
I am unsure as to what you are wanting to purport concernoing your post here.
I have not read the book in question so I do not know if there is something he deems to be amusing and what it could be as to if it concerns him or others. A book offerd for purchase could be a different aspect as a joke offered to the public on an internet mental health site. And is not the author of the book telling his own account? And could not other paralyzed people have a different view?
I think that there are standards used in circumstances when a determination is wanting to be made as to if a joke is acceptable in relation to the audiance it is presented to as to what the population of the group could be. These standards are my understanding as to whhat could serve as a test to determine acceptability of jokes in a group.
I have made a list of things from my readings that I think could be a way to determine if a joke is acceptable or not according to my thinking. The first test is to determine the subject or subjects of the group that the joke is about. The following are a list of those that I would use as the first test to see if any of the following could be the subject(s) of the joke:
A. race, religion, gender,age, sexual orientation and political affilliation
B. nationality, including Appalachian origin
C. Disability including obesity and prior psychiatric treatment and anything concerning a person with diminished capacity either physical and mental.
After that test, the next test I would use is:
D. Does the joke label certain individuals, or groups, as being inferior?
F. Is the humor positive or negative?
I have read articles by psychologists/psychiatrists concerning this issue here. Here is a quote from Dr. Joni Johnston, psychologist,:
This comes from her about humor as to how it could be related to mental health.
"Research has shown that there is a distinctive difference of the health benifits of positive and negative humor. Negative humor, i.e., humor that is exclusive or offensive, does not have the same positive psychological effects on one's body and mind. Apparently, our bodies are as sensitive as our feelings; we psychologically respond to hurtful as if our bodies were under attack."
Now my ways may be different from your ways. Could any here post your way to determine if a joke here could be good for your mental health if it is different from my way?
Lou
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