[lbo-talk] Re: Dull, dull, dull

[JBrown72073 at cs.com]

>It releases tension, perhaps its
>most common use, but it's so closely linked to anger and aggression that
>it's often used to put people in their place.  Humor softens aggression, but
>also allows it where its more direct expression would be impermissible.  It's
>no accident that the charge of humorlessness is most often preferred against
>feminists.
>
>Jacob Conrad

The humorlessness charge is used against feminists because it's part of our 
job description to be amusing to men and not dare to dabble in the serious; 
when we cross these lines we're characterized as humorless, although oddly it's 
not counted as humor when we make fun of men.  

Jenny Brown