Should men be defined as funny? With all the urgent issues facing society
today, especially American society, do we need court jesters, fools, and grown
men acting out as either buffoons for laughs, or even worse, verbally
belittling others for so-called ‘hilarious’ entertainment? I have been giving contemplation to the roles
and responsibility of men in society, and among many areas, would like to focus
on the character of the funny fool. At
this stage in Western society, it would seem we would need more technical
experts and technical educators, intellectual and moral mentors, proactive parents,
physical contributors to society, laborers, protectors of families and
children, and multiple other strong, positive roles instead of jesters at the
individual and public level. After all,
the world is currently plagued by very serious negative issues from mass
incarceration of non-violent crimes to mass poverty, from government corruption
to wars instituted on behalf of vulture capitalism and global imperialism
(amassing national debt for our children), from racial division to outright
public ignorance, from high murder rates (youth murdering youth and mass
shootings in public places) and drug epidemics to the rape and sexual assault
of our children, along with many more disturbing issues that I have not
mentioned here. With all of the troubling
issues in American society and throughout the world, with the next generation
scheduled to inherit these issues, who is the man who spends his hours in
idleness and joke telling, and comedic buffoonery? Who is the funny man who stumbles to the
floor like a bumbling derelict simply to get a laugh? It is one thing to entertain a (very) young
child, but it is another thing among adults in a troubled society, which in
itself should bring question to the intellectual levels of both the buffoon and
those who appreciate the buffoon. Does
the man who constantly jokes and never takes important issues in a serious
manner, or in his mind and hands, hide behind his humor out of weakness or
fear? This brings up another issue for
consideration. Is this type of behavior
naturally inherited through DNA or is it shaped by society and culture? I will concede that DNA combination shape
human personality traits. Although, I do
not tend to believe that the majority of social behavior patterns are naturally
born in a human infant, even though a small child will dance and purposely fall
down for approving laughs or attentions, while on the other hand, a grown man
is not a child despite, in some cases, having the intellectual levels and
disciplines of one. Therefore, I lean
toward the position that the acceptance and imitation of excessive comedic
behavior in grown men is the majority result of society norms and values (in
accordance with intellectual levels). Therefore,
as we have discussed in prior letters, I am unable to ignore the influences of
inorganic popular culture on this social phenomenon, which is derived and
shaped by mass produced entertainment by the elite holders of mass capital.
Let us look at a few random examples of comedians, supported
by mass produced exposure to the public, and review some of their material,
which is obviously embraced by a bulk of American society and clearly
represents the dilapidating cultural condition of our society….and the shaping
of future American society.
Random Example #1:
The first comedian we will look at is the very popular Kevin
Hart in his stand-up routine entitled: ‘Seriously Funny’ (on the Viacom owned
Comedy Central Network).which originally aired on July 11, 2010.
Excerpt #1:
“I saw my dad get knocked out one time. I was 13,
traumatized me. This guy hit my dad
twice in the same spot, mm-mm, quick as hell, quickest two punches I've ever
seen in my life. I've never seen
anything like it. Bop-bop. Hit my dad so fast, in the middle of the
fight, my dad stopped fighting and asked me what happened, in the middle of the
fight. In the middle of the fight, it
was like, bop-bop.” [1]
In telling his story, inputting jester-like animation while
doing so, Mr. Hart continues to build up for the punch line.
“…that was the day that he stopped being my dad. I lost all respect. He didn't understand that, though. He was still trying to discipline me around
the house. "Kevin, hey, didn't I
tell you to get the trash out? Get up,
get the trash out " "shut up. Shut up. You get the trash out before I get Steve to
come over here and put his damn hands on you " "oh, oh, oh, you gonna
get Steve, huh? You are something else. Give me the trash." he didn't want to
see Steve again. STEVE BEAT THE [bleep]
OUT OF My dad.” [2]
Is this supposed to be funny? Is the disrespect of a parental figure
humorous? With all the American families
with no father figures due to abandonment or incarceration, is this funny? A sub-level discussion concerning this
utterly disrespectful joke would be the topic of when a physical alteration is
necessary. Today, men and women will
physically damage each other like animals over the most trivial disputes. I hold that the defense of family, the
defense of a victim’s life, self-defense, or defense of the American people by
foreign enemies (on American soil) would be legitimate reasons to enter into
physical violence, and those reasons provided are considered important enough
to not only enter into physical violence….but to do so with no consideration of
my own life or liberty.
Excerpt #2:
“He goes through his daughter's phone. He found a picture of a little boy's thing on
the phone, right? He tells me
everything.” [3]
So, Mr. Hart goes on to talk about if this was his son
pulling his penis out at school, and how he would chastise him in front of the
mother, but after the mother was gone he would….
“And if I found out that my son was pulling his thing out in
school, when his mother's around, I'm gonna have an attitude. I'm gonna have a lot of stuff to say. "Really?
Really, dude? That's what you do
in school? So you don't need pants,
'CAUSE YOUR [bleep] IS OUT." as soon as his mom leave, "hey, come
here. What did she say when she saw it? Give me some.
Give me some. Yes. Hell, yeah.
Sometimes you got to put it on the table, son. Let 'em see it.” [4]
Is this funny? How
funny would it be if a boy, or young man, or a grown man exposed himself to
your daughter or mother? And how funny
is it that the humorous acceptance on behalf of this kind of immoral social
behavior can lead to future sexual assault or worse, not to mention the utter
disrespect of our own women? This type
of promotion for immoral humor, which Mr. Hart earns millions to promote in his
comedy, and the many others like him who are mass produced in the entertainment
field succeed generation after generation in desensitizing an uneducated public
and spreading immoral cancer cells within society.
Random Example #: 2
Jeff Durham is the second example, and he makes jokes (and a
wealthy living) utilizing stereotypical toy puppets and ventriloquism. In the following sample, he utilizes
stereotypical ‘white trash’ puppet for his humor.
Excerpt 1:
“[Laughter] >> bubba j, are you married? >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah, is your wife pretty? .. no.
[Laughter] >> what's the difference? >> The light. [Laughter] >> where'd you meet your
wife? >> At the family reunion.
[Laughter] >> Dunham: So bubba j, where was this family reunion? >> At the state fair. >> Dunham: State fair? >> Why don't you tell us about the
first time you saw your wife. Where was
she? >> Oh, she was leaning up
against the ferris wheel. >>
Dunham: Yeah? >> Dunham: Yeah? [Laughter] sunlight glistening .. [Laughter]
corn dog in one hand, a budweiser in the other.” [5]
What is funny about this?
If an American falls under this reality, it is not cute or humorous at
all, and they obviously need guidance instead of ridicule. This is another comedian that has grown rich
on puppets, cultural stereotypes, and apathetic meaningless talk. This comedian also has an Arab terrorist skeleton
puppet, a mean (and perversely immoral) elderly male puppet, and a few other
stereotypical toy puppets. Here is the
conclusion of his so-called humor at the expensive of the lower economic white
community:
“[Laughter] >> so I guess you had the, the wedding at
the church? >> At Wal-mart. [Laughter] >> Wal-mart? >> Yeah. >> Why?
>> Easier to return the gifts.” [6]
These are just two of the popular comedians of the current
period. There are endless examples of
them and their little comedy ‘acts’ contain absolutely nothing of substance or
intellectual importance, and certainly do not benefit a state with so many
social, economic, political and moral problems.
I would advise you to analyze the topics of these jester’s jokes, and
avoid being lulled into mechanically watching (and subconsciously absorbing)
their so-called inorganic entertainment.
In order to gain individual wealth and admiration (which Americans
eagerly provide them), these comedian tools are required to perform the desired
content that their executive producers (funding) desire: content desensitizing
immoral behavior, desensitizing disrespect toward all elements of family and
humanity, and content that laughingly encourages the further degeneration of
American norms and values. As I asked
with glamorized self-destructive rap and pop music, who produces these mass
produced artists? What political,
ethnic, religious, and economic similarities do these producers share? These so-called artists are really no
different than those artists who glamorize violence and drugs in rap music or apathetic
emotional teenage pop music, because each of these sources are all funded by
the same capital sources which shape domestic norms and values. Identify the sources that influence your
society. Mass produced comedy is no more
than another tired diversion on the subconscious minds which divert the people from
the issues that their children will be faced with.
Let us quickly scan the most popular comedy movies from 2012,
which are mass produced much heavier than stand-up comedy acts, and reflect the
same apathetic diversion tactics, immoral desensitization of uncivilized norms
and values, and the numbing of conscious minds.
We will only randomly discuss a few of these comedy movies from 2012, simply
to show the trend, because it is quite easy select a year and research the
products being mass produced out of ‘Z’ollywood.
The first comedy movie of 2012 that we will briefly look at
is the movie ‘Project X’ about a massive teenage “party of all parties” that
practically destroys a suburban neighborhood in an all-out pursuit of shallow
social popularity by one of the characters.
I am not sure what Americans find humorous about excessive underage
drinking and drug usage, property destruction, youth sexual promiscuity, and
the false concluding (subliminal) message that the party goers were not really
held accountable by the law. This lack
of realistic responsibility in the face of the justice system may be possible
for children of wealthy Congressional leaders, but not for the working
class. Needless to say, this movie has
been mimicked more than a few times since its release. The fact that our youth are so impressionable
to such advancement hindering and self-destructive images is a serious and
troubling concern. This is the human
element, as a human being is influenced by his or her surrounding environments
from birth. On the other hand, if that absorption
of influence would be utilized by strong, positive and conscious elements with understanding
of ramifications (and multiple other positive results), it would be incredible
to watch a future generation build itself in areas of economics, politics,
morals, intellectual development, law, and social collectivity. Alas, the capital-wealthy mass producers of
entertainment would never mass produce positive images in order to get the
youth thinking and building because it would be detrimental to their exclusive
position of extreme capital wealth (and media control). A dumb public is an easily manipulated
public.
The second example of a so-called “hit” comedy movie from
2012 is a movie entitled “Jeff Who Lives At Home” about an unemployed 30 year
old stoner who still lives at home with his mother. This is actually a trend in the United
States. Are we laughing yet? What this comedic performance does not
concentrate on are the causes that create this trends. These trends include: 1) American jobs lost
when American (and multinational) private sector corporations open
manufacturing plants in foreign nation-states with lower wage requirements (in
order to maximize capital profit).
2) The growing correlation of a
growing population and growing technology (as new technologies reduce the
requirements of manual labor for generating capital profit as it did during the
industrial revolution) 3) Lack of true educational development 4) Lack of technical skills 5)
Social and economic traps aimed at the lower economic communities of all
colors through mass produced inorganic popular culture like a psychological
carrot under a box. There is just no
humor in any of this to the rational, responsible, and conscious mind.
I will cease writing this letter at this point with the hope
that you, my children, and beginning to understand the influencing power of
mass produced entertainment and how it impacts the mass majority of our
population. You are what you watch. You are what you read. Who are you, my son and daughters? Who have you become? If this is a startling realization for you, I
assure you that there are no chains of indoctrination that are
unbreakable. Your father has broken a
few chains to become the person he is at the time of this letter. Learn history…and watch the world, as it has
been mass produced to appear before you…….change before your eyes and
understanding.
[1] Kevin Hart, Seriously Funny, Comedy Central, July 11,
2010, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/kevin_hart__seriously_funny/6732/COMEDYP/Sunday_July_11_2010/366555/
[2] Kevin Hart, Seriously Funny, Comedy Cetral, July 11,
2010, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/kevin_hart__seriously_funny/6732/COMEDYP/Sunday_July_11_2010/366555/
[3] Kevin Hart, Seriously Funny, Comedy Cetral, July 11,
2010, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/kevin_hart__seriously_funny/6732/COMEDYP/Sunday_July_11_2010/366555/
[4] Kevin Hart, Seriously Funny, Comedy Cetral, July 11,
2010, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/kevin_hart__seriously_funny/6732/COMEDYP/Sunday_July_11_2010/366555/
[5] Jeff Durham
Transcript, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/jeff_dunham__arguing_with_myself/66/Comedy/Sunday_July_21_2013/672661/
[6] [5] Jeff Durham Transcript, http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/jeff_dunham__arguing_with_myself/66/Comedy/Sunday_July_21_2013/672661/
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