tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post6461302609562639785..comments2023-11-02T02:14:31.901-06:00Comments on ReadMoreWriteMoreThinkMoreBeMore: First As Tragedy, Then As FarceDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-82217256368807088042011-11-27T13:29:53.393-06:002011-11-27T13:29:53.393-06:00I don't actually think this is a generational ...I don't actually think this is a generational thing, at least on the scale of my lifetime--I'm 43 and my entire life there has been jokes immediately after a tragedy (the '80s were full of them: "what were Krista McAuliffe's last words--'What happens if I push this button'?", jokes about starving Ethiopians, etc.). 9/11 was an exception to a rule to which we have returned.<br /><br />And a good thing, too. People who think it is inappropriate to joke about certain things simply do not understand humor. On the other hand, you're correct that there is a question of how it is done. And maybe I'm a hypocrite, but if it's funny I'll laugh about it in private even if I think it is inappropriate.bzfgthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067060434661997784noreply@blogger.com