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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 41, March 2022
Egyptians & Black sarcasm
Noor Khaled - Level 2 - Economics
noor.awad2020@feps.edu.eg
Egypt is famous for many interesting things to find certain situations and pranks hilarious.
like its historical significance, its gorgeous And throughout this phase, we learn the hard
coasts, and its welcoming people. And among way what we can and can’t joke about. When
all of these beautiful attributes, Egypt earned we’re young, we quickly learn that we can’t
a reputation for being humor central in the poke fun at disadvantaged people, we can’t
Arab world. From the way we speak to our use racial slurs to joke around, and we can’t
comedic cinema, we’re known and adored for laugh at things that may hurt others. For
being fun-loving people; we’re always adults, this is unarguable - except for some
laughing about something be it a funny joke who would call people kill-joys for not
or even our misfortunes. Even though laughing at their offensive jokes. Does this
laughter is generally good for both our mean, however, that we should only jest
physical and mental health, this is not always about what’s pure and wholesome? Not
the case. Humor, unlike the universe, isn’t necessarily. Dark humor and self-deprecating
without limits. The wrong type of humor or jokes can be great, if done properly.
satire can have adverse effects on our health. Dark humor is a comedic style that makes
In this essay, we will explore the acceptance light of topics that are considered taboo or
of humor by differentiating between dark morbid. Think jokes about death, murder,
humor and humor that is outright tasteless. tragedies. Jokes like these push the limits of
A joke can land perfectly or poorly, and what we consider funny and disturbing
that depends on many aspects such as context, simultaneously. Some may ask, “How would
the essence of the joke, and the audience that not be offensive?” and “When do we
themselves. Children, for instance, find cross the line?” As always, the probability of
certain words and sounds funny, which is as the audience receiving the joke well depends
innocent as humor gets. We slowly grow up on many factors, but there are a few general
and begin
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