Can you laugh at the idiosyncrasies of your own gender?

Hi Kala! I do not mind, laughing on myself or what you say idiosyncrasies of my own gender. I love to laugh, whether the issue pertains to any gender because I know that laughter is the best medicine to keep us fit and healthy..........lol! This reminds me of a Joke, which I would like to share with you: "A man was speeding fast on a motor-cycle, he was caught by a Cop. Cope asked him, that he would penalize him, as he was over-speeding. The Cop further added, I can let you go, if you give me a good excuse. The other man said after some thoughts - 'Actually, few days ago, my wife ran away with a Cop and I thought you are the same Cop, who was running after me to hand me over my wife back', therefore, I was over speeding. And the Cop let him go.............lol! Deepak

I am a fun loving person and anything that that is humorous about women will always make me roll into laughter. I do get numerous emails for such kind of mockery on women. No hard feelings as it brightens my day.

Well I must say I am contradictory on this. On one hand I can laugh at the peculiar traits of women in my own mind, I even admit that in many cases, boys have been better friends to me than girls BUT if it comes from men, I would defend my tribe to the end LOL

I usually enjoy comedy and humour. If the joke is on a lighter side, then I will enjoy the joke. For example it is generally said that women carry tales, though, in reality, some men also carry tales. If they show any joke on this aspect, I do not feel hurt. Usually it is shown in the pictures that daughter-in-law and mother-in law fight with each other. It is true that son-in-law and father-in-law never fight, because they do not live in the same house and only the daughter-in-law comes to husband's house to live in his house. So joke is a joke, why to take it seriously.

I do not believe in the concept of weaknesses particular to a gender. Period. Therefore I do not find mean jokes appealing no matter which gender they denigrate. The problem with this so-called humor is that the joke may be posed as light-hearted on the surface but there is ALWAYS a bit of cruelty underlying it, whether it is subtly sadistic or mascochistic (as in self-ridicule). Of course, it is easier to laugh and go along with it when in a group, and once in a while anything goes. But if I know someone who is constantly joking around in this manner, although I normally would not show my irritation then and there, I would never trust that person or help that person attain a position of trust with others. If faced with a situation where some action of mine would help one person and hurt another, guess which one I would chose NOT to help.

Hi kala, I certainly can do so...It doesnt matter whther it is a man or woman.As long as it is not in bad taste and not mocking at certain weaknesses like their deformities if any or some personal matter , it is o;k .I have a cousin who has a slight deformity in her foot and she is very sensitive about it.I have heard some other cousins calling her footloose and make fun of her.This kind of fun really makes me angry.It is so callous and rude to do so..I am sure people must be laughing at me behind my back for some of my own peculiarities lol, one can never be sure- sleepy kala, good night( the new smileys are really cute)

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Most of the time I can and will laugh if it is about women but some about men I not only don't find funny but I get upset.

Hello kalav56, I take joke as joke........no matter what it is. Usually jokes are not made with the intention of hurting anyone. They are just to make you laugh. As long as it is not direct attack on respect of any gender, I think people can take it lightly.

kalav56 I think perhaps comedians had made skits like this, but I remember my husband teasing me. You see at times I was really irritated with him over some rather little, even a bit nit picking thing but he would always keeping doing it. So I would sulk around him and give him the cold shoulder but when he asked me, "Patsie, whats wrong?" I would continue to play the cold one, "nothing. Nothing at all. Just forget it."well my husband being persistant and wise in my ways, get up, " Yes there is something, just tell me and we will talk it our." I would shrug, and again,"Nothing. Forget it." So then he would pull me down on the sofa beside him. "tell me Or I swear I will paddle you like a little kid." So then I would blurt out" You, you never put the toilet seat down,you never do." then he would laugh and say" consider it done.see that was easy" well of course that would solve that for at least several weeks. he he he

I don’t get bothered by humour of any kind even if it is at my own expense sometimes. I love teasing my husband and telling ‘man’ jokes that are somewhat derogatory to males in a fun way and because I believe that if you give it out you should be able to take it so I can have a good laugh when he jokes about female quirkiness. Sometimes my daughter will do something so predictably female and I’ll roll my eyes and say, “You’re such a woman!” My husband laughs and I think he is impressed I can see the funny side in myself too!

Hello kala I always appreciate a good joke if it is delivered in a good sense.....For instance there are some blond jokes (which project all blonds as dump)which really makes me sick.....and have not an iota of humour in them.... But most other jokes....man/woman...oe even husband/wife are really funny and delightful to read....

If its funny I would laugh at it .Granted I make take some time after to analyse teh argument and see if its has any failings.Although I am a male I am not so loyal to my gender that I wouldnt be able to laugh at my gender

I'd laugh first at the notion of someone thinking such comical generalizations apply to everyone in a particular group. Even if it is nothing more than lighthearted ribbing, it's still funny when you think about the fact that some people take the time publish things like that. try to laugh at everything that some may perceive as negative. You can make a joke out of everything. Comedy is all about timing. Some people are in a super serious, and somewhat smug mood for most of the day. If exposed to a joke during the 20% of the time when they are actually relaxed, that's when they allow themselves to see all the humorous things about the world around them. You have some people who are determined to remain miserable at all times. They would rather force themselves to take offense, than to allow themselves to have a good laugh at anything. That's were a lot of the gender based generalizations come from. People who like to laugh take the time to make it humorous.