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'Self-deprecation' is a form of humor in which people or comedians make jokes about themselves, their shortcomings, or their culture, usually ''without'' being guided by any underlying self-esteem issues.
The boundaries for this kind of humor are often more relaxed than for other kinds of humor. For example, whereas a Jewish joke told by a non-Jew may be considered anti-semitic and offensive, the same joke told by a Jew may be taken in good humor. The ability to laugh at oneself and the absurdities in one's own culture is often considered a good character trait.
Many comedians use self-deprecating humor to avoid seeming arrogant or pompous, and to help the audience identify with them. A number of comics, including Conan O'Brien, Phyllis Diller, Rodney Dangerfield, Jon Stewart, Woody Allen, Seth Neller, Dave Hughes, and, later in his career, George Burns - built their entire acts around their own perceived unattractiveness, weight, age and/or lack of appeal to the opposite sex.
Self-deprecation can also be used to better oneself in social situations.[1]
Fantasy/Science Fiction writer Joss Whedon is known for his distinctive self-deprecative personality.
1. Social relations in Petalangan society: Person in society
The boundaries for this kind of humor are often more relaxed than for other kinds of humor. For example, whereas a Jewish joke told by a non-Jew may be considered anti-semitic and offensive, the same joke told by a Jew may be taken in good humor. The ability to laugh at oneself and the absurdities in one's own culture is often considered a good character trait.
Many comedians use self-deprecating humor to avoid seeming arrogant or pompous, and to help the audience identify with them. A number of comics, including Conan O'Brien, Phyllis Diller, Rodney Dangerfield, Jon Stewart, Woody Allen, Seth Neller, Dave Hughes, and, later in his career, George Burns - built their entire acts around their own perceived unattractiveness, weight, age and/or lack of appeal to the opposite sex.
Self-deprecation can also be used to better oneself in social situations.[1]
Fantasy/Science Fiction writer Joss Whedon is known for his distinctive self-deprecative personality.
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1. Social relations in Petalangan society: Person in society
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