Theo's FYW Blog

I liked how Faith took a sociological approach to this since it was something that hasn't really been done before in these blog posts. In it, she talked about how some people were joking that Trump was "mentally ill." She talked about how the joke can be analyzed to reveal a hidden, deeper meaning. It was interesting to see how, on the surface level, a joke doesn't seem like much. However, after you read into it, it can reveal some real opinions behind it.

I've never watched The Office before, as is the theme with most of the shows written about in these blogs, but I am aware of how funny it can be and how good of a show it is. Lucy explained how The Office pulls you in with lovable yet painfully cringe characters. She also talked about how we feel superior to Michael Scott due to his constant stupidity. She also talked about how the show contained some offensive jokes, which only made me consider watching the show even more. Overall she wrote a great analysis about why the show is so lovable and why people love how dumb Michael Scott is.

I really enjoyed Paige's continuation of Jakes Seinfeld analysis. I like how she talked about how sometimes crude Jerry can be and how that adds to the appeal of the show. It's not meant to be a simple sitcom, the characters are flawed and therefore more relatable. Paige talked about how benign violations allow us to laugh at things that aren't necessarily morally correct. She talked about how lacking a filter allowed for characters to say more hilarious things that they usually wouldn't be able to say.

I just want to mention that I meant to upload this a while back but the wifi cut out and didn't save what I had and then I forgot to rewrite it, so I'm rewriting it. Personally, I love John Mulaney, and I was excited to see that this was the topic for the blog post. I love how, as Caroline explained, we as the audience are put in a position of superiority by looking at how Mulaney puts himself in a position of inferiority. He's incredibly self aware and isn't afraid to make fun of himself, and we're allowed to laugh at the stupid things that he's been through because he's incredible relatable, just like Jim Gaffigan. Caroline also talked about how he uses relief humor by poking fun at obvious stereotypes and allows the audience to laugh at things we usually shouldn't.

I can confidently say that this was the funniest video that I've watched thus far with these blog posts. This isn't to discredit the other posts, I just thought this video was goddamn hilarious. I had never heard of this guy before this post, but it was honestly one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while. Alexis also picked the perfect person to personify the superiority theory with the constant belittling of virgins found throughout the video. I thought the way she established how they're seeing themselves as above Skippy was perfect and I couldn't agree more. The guy in the video they're watching is really, REALLY cringe, and I don't usually enjoy react videos because they seem clickbaity, but this one was honestly really funny. The dynamic that Noel and Cody allowed them to play perfectly off of Skippy and solidified their superiority over him, not through not being virgins, but by not being stupidly weird. The explanation of the benign violation the...