"Comedy is no longer a laughing matter.
"Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles now carries a warning label. Trader Joe's branding and store art is called racist, colonialist and capitalist. The satirical site Babylon Bee was briefly suspended on Twitter, marked as 'spam.'
"When did we lose our funny bone?
"Our 'woke' culture is relentlessly dour in its quest to rid society of
offense. But what annoys one person can be silly to another, making
offense subjective. Offense used to be a serious term, but the constant
state of offense in 'woke' culture is exhausting and censorious. This
negativity is wearing, and people can only take so much. As St. Teresa
of Avila famously said, 'From silly devotions and sour-faced saints,
good Lord, deliver us!'"
In a recent commentary, writer Anna Abbott reflected on humor coming from humility (an understanding of one's own limitations), on grim piety being merely performative (seeking human praise rather than God's), and on how, in the Bible, God shows he knows all the jokes (He created them) and gives us His view that sees the Big Picture.
To access Ms. Abbott's complete post, please visit:
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Catholic Register: Blogs: Anna Abbott: In a Grim and Humorless Age, Jesus Christ Gives Joy to His Friends (16 SEP 20)
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