Many
times, simple things that make us laugh are not at all funny. Instead, if we
look a bit deeply, they are an insult to our standards of humor. Not everything
that seems strange or out of the box deserves a loud sneer. I am not talking of
all the degraded reality shows that go in the name of ‘stand up comedy’ and neither
about their cheap double meaning jokes, I am here talking about something else.
It
is obvious that a person not only ‘likes’ to rather ‘has’ to spend regularly on
things he earns his bread and butter from. For people in the corporate world,
updating themselves with current knowledge and technology becomes an essential
factor to stay ahead in the race. Those involved in business spend upon machinery
and property, those in fields of education and consultancy, spend a lot on
employee training. Similarly for those in the showbiz, taking a good care of personality
and looks becomes pivotal.
An another aspect is there; I think poking fun on someone’s looks or spilling beans about the same in public is not only silly but morally wrong as well.
A
recent article on a popular website got me into the thinking mode. Have we ever
wondered about the things that make us laugh? To be more precise, all those topics
taken up by the media to ‘entertain’ and make the audience giggle or laugh
their ribs out.
That
website, (quite reputed by the way), made a crude joke on a very famous yesteryear’s
actress just because she has gone for Botox treatment. What is so funny in
this? People in the entertainment industry have to take extra care of their
looks and things like hair and skin. It is not just an option for them but
rather a necessity. Their livelihood actually depends upon their looks. Who
would spend his money to watch a white haired and wrinkled heroin? If we make fun of celebrities just because they go an extra mile for their looks, we must
also do the same with middle aged people too, who go for executive MBAs and other
courses. With all those chubby aunties sweating it out in gyms and with all those
uncles who dye their salt&pepper hair with henna or L’oreal.
It
is obvious that a person not only ‘likes’ to rather ‘has’ to spend regularly on
things he earns his bread and butter from. For people in the corporate world,
updating themselves with current knowledge and technology becomes an essential
factor to stay ahead in the race. Those involved in business spend upon machinery
and property, those in fields of education and consultancy, spend a lot on
employee training. Similarly for those in the showbiz, taking a good care of personality
and looks becomes pivotal. An another aspect is there; I think poking fun on someone’s looks or spilling beans about the same in public is not only silly but morally wrong as well.
So, the next time we roll on the floor laughing on things like an actor's hair transplant or the cheek-fillers of an actress ; we must pause to think for a second - what's so funny??
Taken from: http://www.lastfm.es And http://www.sodahead.com
