The comedy most definitely makes me smile. No doubt. And, it also makes me wonder, how much of the humor recirculates stereotypes? What makes it okay for Filipinos to joke about their ethnicity with each other? Is that different from other folks making jokes about Pinoys? Or is that being too "politically correct?" Humor is tricky - because, for one thing, humor has been used as propaganda to keep folks down and separated. Hmmmmm.
The comedy most definitely makes me smile. No doubt. And, it also makes me wonder, how much of the humor recirculates stereotypes? What makes it okay for Filipinos to joke about their ethnicity with each other? Is that different from other folks making jokes about Pinoys? Or is that being too "politically correct?" Humor is tricky - because, for one thing, humor has been used as propaganda to keep folks down and separated. Hmmmmm.
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