Response to the first lead blog post

I think you did a great job in analyzing this piece of comedy, Erika. I, personally, find this parody of a made up movie hilarious because I like parodies a lot. I also find it amusing that this is a parody of a movie that does not exist. When I first watched this video, I found myself thinking about coming to Furman. My roommates and I are all from different places, so naturally we pronounce some words differently. As the three of us are casually hanging out in our room, we point out the differences in our pronunciations of different words, casually poking fun at each other. I also agree with your point about the Superiority Theory. There are always two sides to the theory. One being the humorous, superior side, and the other being possibly offended inferior side. To answer your question that you posed, I believe the answer is yes. I think it all depends on what is socially acceptable at the time because if the joke is about socially unacceptable material, then people are more likely to feel offended.