Sunday, October 11, 2009
Better to "laugh at" than "be" laughed at?
Lets face the facts, no one likes to be the butt of someone else's joke, but is it better to be on the other end making fun of someone? While there may be many perks to making fun of innocent little kids, such as fitting in with the cool kids, or helping feel better about yourself, it isn't necessarily better. A great man once said "that which does not kill you, only makes you stronger." This is a very true statement, the child being made fun of can grow compassionate because he is often made fun of, and help others in similar situations. Also it takes a great amount of courage to dress how you want, or to behave how you do, regardless of what the other people say. On the other hand, it takes nothing to go along with the main-stream group and make fun of someone. In conclusion I believe it is better to be made fun of than to make fun of others. Like I previously stated, anyone can make fun of others, but it takes a lot of courage to be able to take a joke.
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I very much agree with the statements you made. I also think it is better to be made fun of then to make fun of other people and to hurt them I'm really glad you included this in your blog.
ReplyDeleteThat last sentence is a great comment. Sometimes I get kind of mad at people even when they are harmlessly making a joke towards me or a friend. Some people can just brush things off better than others. All in all, it's true, it takes a stronger person to get made fun of and turn it positive than to just make fun of someone to fit in.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! It is never fun to be made fun of. But, I would still rather be made fun of than to make fun of someone else.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you're familiar with Mix it Up Day, but here's a link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/lunch-day
It's a good, easy way for students (and teachers) to challenge themselves and vary their normal routines--all by sitting somewhere different at lunch.
How do we know when a joke crosses the line? I get made fun of by my friends, students, and husband all the time, but I think only I can sense when it crosses the line. They never make fun of me maliciously, but sometimes I take it that way, depending on my mood.
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