Humour is an 'act of aggression' Humour is an act of agression and telling jokes is a method of reinforcing a social hierarchy, according to a German study. The research, which was published in the Journal of Pragmatics, suggest that the role of humour is not to make other people laugh as much as it is to make others know who is in charge. The theory explains why until recently it has been extremely rare for women to tell jokes in front of men, according to Helga Kotthoff of the Frieburg University of Education. . . . "Comedy and satire are based on aggressiveness and not being nice," she said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6078247/Humour-is-an-act-of-aggression.html Leave it to those clever Germans . . .
Maybe not so much an act of agression, but more an act of status. A nice piece of gender studies indeed. And hey.... be aware of the Germans Saty!!!! :smt062
