jeudi 7 avril 2011

Drawing upon humor for change.

This speech is about a cartoonist named Liza Donnelly who thinks that humor is a good way to change things.She realized that she could make people think,  everybody, concerning the compulsory rules which we follow from our birth following our sex.So, the central idea of this speech is the power of the association between women and humor, in order to change some prejudices.
I think it’s easier to pass an idea with a funny cartoon and I totally agree with Liza Donnelly concerning the fact that each of us, since the birth was putting in a category: boys = fights + cars and girls = dolls + cooking. Through Lisa's sketch, people see the rules that they followed all their life, without knowing really why. These rules which Lisa named were established since generations and they govern our lives days after days. I understand and I agree with all that she says but in spite of her humor which shows us the reality, this is not going to change things. Why? Because for a long time we follow these rules and we learnt to live with, in spite of the caricature made, these rules were admitted by everybody and even if we are conscious of it, I think that they are not going to change.
Concerning the humor according to the cultures, it is true that certain rules change. The humor is not accepted everywhere and by everybody, certain persons think as Lisa but cannot laugh in front of this video who can shock others. Certain cultures give more freedom, the others ask for more work or humility, but it is as the humor, that makes certain persons laugh and the other no.

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