Very Bad Wizards Episode 228: Forever Jung
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Jan 11, 2022 The discussion moves from an fMRI study of offensive humor to Carl Jung’s collective unconscious, archetypes, and uneasy rivalry with Freud. They explore the shadow, projection, and the challenge of bringing hidden parts of ourselves into balance, with detours into culture wars, relationships, and the mysteries of myth.
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Funniness Eases Offensive Humor
- Disparagement humor tends to be judged less offensive when it is funny compared to non-funny socially inappropriate statements.
- The funniness of a joke seems to reduce perceived offensiveness by resolving cognitive dissonance between wanting to laugh and recognizing offense.
Humor vs. Offense Processing
- Humor appraisal is an immediate unconscious reaction, while judging offense is a more conscious process.
- This difference allows a joke to be funny first, with offense judgements occurring afterwards.
Crashing Highlights Humor Struggles
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge's show "Crashing" features a woman who struggles to be funny in a context of dirty humor.
- Her attempts make for a poignant example of how not everyone can easily engage or be accepted in edgy humor contexts.