"Laughter is the best medicine" - one of the best quotes that can get us through life's challenges. But what if this laughter comes from jokes that are seriously below the belt? Can we still consider it as a cure or more of a major pain? Also, what if these jokes actually come from TV personalities who have become part of our everyday lives? Let me give my own discernment on this matter.
Being a certified couch potato, I have grown familiar of almost every kind of show in either in free TV or Cable channels. I found myself accustomed to watching funny and opinionated programs, including late night shows. These types of shows are basically formatted in a comic way and the hosts are designed to project the image of a stand-up comedian. They do monologue and crack jokes mostly focused on current events. They imitate, criticize and joke about almost every person and event that concerns the viewers. But in my opinion, these comedians are not really hitting people or issues below the belt.
First, it's part of their job to entertain. Whether David Letterman jokes about a political figure or competitor Jay Leno, the most that people could do is hate it or laugh about it. It might affect their perception towards that person, but today's viewers are smart and their final judgment will still be based on the person involved. Regardless if the joke was intentional or not, Letterman just did his job and made his audience laugh.
Second, jokes, which are said to be half meant, are still "jokes" and are not something factual or genuine. So even if comedian Jimmy Kimmel said the harshest things about politician Sarah Palin, it still remains a joke and it is not something stated on a legal basis. We should also take in regard that even comedians make fun of themselves, which only shows that they would take any risk just to tickle the audience's funny bone.
Third, people should understand that the media is not a place for perfection. A TV series is not made without villains, Talent Competitions are not complete without critics and late night shows are programmed to make people laugh, either in a nice or nasty way.
Lastly, everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion. I think the only disadvantage here is that late night show comedians are seen on National TV and ordinary people are not. But we should all admit that even we, common individuals also make fun of others, especially celebrities and politicians. I believe that we should still give credits to late night show comedians, whether their jokes are quite offensive are not, they still make our minds work and they still make us laugh.
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