The subtle differences The subtle differences between humour, satire between humour, satire

and making fun of and making fun of somebody or of a situationsomebody or of a situation

Nefeli Vasileiadi B1Nefeli Vasileiadi B1

HumourHumour

Humour is the subtle and intelligent Humour is the subtle and intelligent ability to reveal and present the comic ability to reveal and present the comic side of reality. Humour can be a very side of reality. Humour can be a very significant aspect of one’s personality, significant aspect of one’s personality, as it can, at a personal level, work as as it can, at a personal level, work as an outlet for the daily pent up energy an outlet for the daily pent up energy and anxiety, when, from a social point and anxiety, when, from a social point of view, it is used as a means of of view, it is used as a means of showing benign attitude and to create showing benign attitude and to create a friendly environment of a friendly environment of communication. communication.

HumourHumour

The quality of humour hinges on The quality of humour hinges on the education,the education,the spiritual cultivation, the spiritual cultivation, the personal morals, the personal morals, the intelligence,the intelligence,the critical thinking and the critical thinking and the self-knowledge of the individual.the self-knowledge of the individual.

Making fun of somebody or a Making fun of somebody or a situationsituation

The concept of humour ought not to be The concept of humour ought not to be confused with that of satire, which is a confused with that of satire, which is a cynical attitude to life, people and things. A cynical attitude to life, people and things. A humorous person is qualified with a sense humorous person is qualified with a sense of balance and propriety and provokes of balance and propriety and provokes laughter without insulting or embarrassing laughter without insulting or embarrassing those around him. Contrariwise he who those around him. Contrariwise he who makes fun of others resorts to crude makes fun of others resorts to crude remarks, making a fool out of himself more remarks, making a fool out of himself more than out of anyone else and crossing the than out of anyone else and crossing the thresholds of decency. thresholds of decency.

SatireSatire

Satire is a particular form of art, used to Satire is a particular form of art, used to spoof situations and people, as a means of spoof situations and people, as a means of criticism. It’s an action socio-political. It criticism. It’s an action socio-political. It begins when people’s patience runs out and begins when people’s patience runs out and is their only way to give vent to their is their only way to give vent to their feelings of exasperation. Satire is forceful feelings of exasperation. Satire is forceful since it is aggressive and attacks those in since it is aggressive and attacks those in power. Hence the interest shown to satire power. Hence the interest shown to satire by great personages of art who decided to by great personages of art who decided to devote themselves exclusively to it, like devote themselves exclusively to it, like Aristophanes, Aristophanes, Molière Molière and Cervantes. and Cervantes.

SatireSatire

Nowadays satire can be passed Nowadays satire can be passed through a variety of ways:through a variety of ways:

television (shows)television (shows) theatrical performancestheatrical performances the press (caricatures)the press (caricatures) the internetthe interneteven through walls (posters ,graffiti) even through walls (posters ,graffiti)

SatireSatireArt is provided with increased legal Art is provided with increased legal

protection by the law, but this does not protection by the law, but this does not mean that the artist is above the law. mean that the artist is above the law. Many times satire wanders from its Many times satire wanders from its target, that is criticizing the corrupt target, that is criticizing the corrupt powerful and becomes a method of powerful and becomes a method of derision and ridicule against powerless derision and ridicule against powerless people, either because the artist wants people, either because the artist wants to educe easy laughter out of the to educe easy laughter out of the audience or just because of malice and audience or just because of malice and spite. spite.

ConclusionConclusion

To conclude, both the right to To conclude, both the right to express one’s personal point of view express one’s personal point of view and the right on personality should and the right on personality should be able to be performed be able to be performed simultaneously and without violating simultaneously and without violating one another.one another.

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