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You can't joke about that, why everything is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together, Kat Timpf

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You can't joke about that, why everything is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together, Kat Timpf

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You can't joke about that

Oclc number

1369032770

Responsibility statement

Kat Timpf

Sub title

why everything is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together

Summary

In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should feel like we're all in this together. When someone says "you can't joke about that," what they really mean is "this is a subject that makes people sad or angry." Timpf argues that those subjects are actually the most important to joke about: we can find healing through humor regarding things you probably don't want to bring up in polite conversations. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Discovering the Power of Comedy -- Intention Absolutely Matters -- Don't Erase Anything -- No One Wants to Hear You Whine (Unless It's Funny) -- Shitbag -- Live, Laugh, Die -- Is There Sexism in Comedy? -- Words Are Not Violence -- Safe Spaces Aren't Real (And That's Great!) -- On Apologies and Apologizing -- Sorry, But This One Is About Politics -- Free Speech as a Cultural Value -- Twitter and the Outrage Machine -- Comedy is My Religion -- PSA : You Also Have The Right Not To Speak

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