Is it comedy of errors plotlines that you can't watch? These were used extensively in the 80s and 90s especially in a way that was supposed to be humorous. I rarely enjoy the device but the variety used most frequently then relied on a kind of ritual humiliation and public shaming as punishment for some mistaken attributed to the wrong person. The audience knows that the person being shamed is innocent but only the unjustly maligned character and the audience are in possession of the truth. This is supposed to be hilarious for some reason but it feels like torture to me. Makes my skin crawl and as a kid I'd start to have anxiety attacks if forced to watch the most vicious of this device. I want to say "Family Ties" had the worst of these that I can remember, but they were really common. Other people tell me that the pressure breaks as the truth is revealed and it's this relief that makes it work. That doesn't make any sense to me. The very worst were two-part cliffhanger episodes devoted to dragging out the misery. Really awful and strange.
I think my aversion to the Office comes from the same place, Michael and Dwight are depicted as actually deserving the shame though while the straight man mugs to the camera
I appreciate this drill down on how folks who express themselves differently get treated like dirt - there's a sick throughline in our society where everything has to be earned, from health to housing to basic human kindness - not even by *work* but by *hegemony*
The animated cartoon characters I consider to be fellow "auties" are by and large very strongly emotional beings, effectively undermining the stereotype. And they are never "outed" as being such in the narratives because the other characters don't know what the signs of autism are (or much else, for that matter).
Is it comedy of errors plotlines that you can't watch? These were used extensively in the 80s and 90s especially in a way that was supposed to be humorous. I rarely enjoy the device but the variety used most frequently then relied on a kind of ritual humiliation and public shaming as punishment for some mistaken attributed to the wrong person. The audience knows that the person being shamed is innocent but only the unjustly maligned character and the audience are in possession of the truth. This is supposed to be hilarious for some reason but it feels like torture to me. Makes my skin crawl and as a kid I'd start to have anxiety attacks if forced to watch the most vicious of this device. I want to say "Family Ties" had the worst of these that I can remember, but they were really common. Other people tell me that the pressure breaks as the truth is revealed and it's this relief that makes it work. That doesn't make any sense to me. The very worst were two-part cliffhanger episodes devoted to dragging out the misery. Really awful and strange.
more or less; anything where the joke is that someone is doing something where they should be embarrassed.
I think my aversion to the Office comes from the same place, Michael and Dwight are depicted as actually deserving the shame though while the straight man mugs to the camera
That sometimes yes totally. Also warehouse versus desk staff or whatever was unacceptable every time. Just ugh.
I have to ask…Nathan Fielder, feelings?
I haven't had the courage to try, lol
Yeah I don't recommend it. Although it's not as terrible as Larry David for me personally. Usually.
I appreciate this drill down on how folks who express themselves differently get treated like dirt - there's a sick throughline in our society where everything has to be earned, from health to housing to basic human kindness - not even by *work* but by *hegemony*
sigh, it seems such an uphill battle to belabor the obvious. Thanks for joining the battle.
The animated cartoon characters I consider to be fellow "auties" are by and large very strongly emotional beings, effectively undermining the stereotype. And they are never "outed" as being such in the narratives because the other characters don't know what the signs of autism are (or much else, for that matter).