Essay On Humorists

Humorists Everyone has a different sense of humor, whether it’s sarcastic or even stupid. Some, like Alain de Botton, the author of the 2004 novel Status Anxiety, believe that humorists play a vital role in society; however, that role cannot be considered vital in society today. While some believe that humorists are vital because they are able to make insulting (and sometimes inappropriate) insinuations about others, having the ability to get away with such an atrocity is not necessarily a good idea. For example, even though the show Seinfeld is used to poke fun at some of the things people say, do or act like, they may take offense to some of the content on the show; a Cigar Store Indian, a ‘Sidler’, even a holiday that one of the characters …show more content…
That is what humor has become today. Sometimes, people resort to sarcasm; or, as others like to call it, scarcasm. Sarcasm has the ability to harm someone even though you’re ‘just joking’. Even though it may seem funny to you when you say, ‘no one likes you’, it may not be funny to the person who receives the so-called compliment. Another way to do such a thing is through political cartoons. If someone made a cartoon about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders and how stupid one of the two men looked on television, and you were a proud supporter of one, would you be just a bit upset on how they were portraying your favorite presidential candidate? Sometimes, people say or do things without thinking, which can cause them many different objects or people in their life; among those, a job, a friend or two, a marriage partner, anyone or anything. Humorists only do this to get their message across, and to be funny. But to some, and definitely not all, it is not funny. Humorists say what they say and do what they do in order to get their message across in a hilarious, sometimes satirical way. Unfortunately, not everyone will find it as funny as they do. Humorists are not the most vital part of society, and some should never consider that they