OMG! People! Lighten Up!
Comedy exists to bring pleasure and release, not to force deep
contemplation or discussion about humanity and the society therein which we
dwell. Can’t funny just be funny? Why is everyone so damn serious all of the
time? I don’t want to go off on a rant
here…but…
I posted a video excerpt on my Facebook page from the
television show, 3rd Rock from the Sun. It’s a comedic look at voting. After that post, I got emails asking me why I
would struggle to vote this year and many telling me who was the “right”
candidate for America. Are you kidding
me? Can't you put your stupid, political opinion
aside for ten seconds and just enjoy the humor of a sitcom?!
Then, I posted a clip from the game show, Family Feud, with
Steve Harvey, who I think is quite amusing.
The question in the clip is: Fill in the blank, as a married man I would
_____ for sex. The first guy hits
his buzzer and blurts, “Pay!” Steve
Harvey’s expression is priceless, as it is when the other answers emerge. Lie.
Beg. Kill. Die. You can watch the clip here: https://www.facebook.com/susan.claridge/posts/10209758709220354?pnref=story
I posted that what I found most amusing was that two of the
women answered with “cook” and “clean.”
These are obviously wrong answers for the show…but I teasingly remarked that if
men would merely cook and clean more often they would never HAVE to pay, lie,
beg, kill or die for sex.
Multiple emails filled my box with people who were offended
by this post. They wanted to know how I could condone a
married man paying for sex. Another
person wanted to know why I thought it was okay for a man to lie in order to
get laid. One person asked why I thought it was acceptable for a woman to expect a man to have to cook and clean in order to get sex. Unbelievable. A fourth wanted to know why married people
would want to hire prostitutes in the first place.
People… people…breathe.
I simply posted a clip I thought was amusing. It’s spoofing the fact that sex is so
important to a man that he will do just about anything to get it. It’s supposed to be fun, lighthearted, funny. There is no deeper, hidden meaning. Steve Harvey isn’t saying that married men
should pay, beg, lie, kill or die for sex.
Chill out already! Don’t
be so frigid in your thinking that you can no longer appreciate humor. Comedians joke about sex all the time…
because, well, the dichotomy of the male versus female sexual outlook can be funny.
And married women, maybe if you “put out”
a little more, the jokes wouldn’t hit so close to home, and you wouldn’t get so
upset about it. And married men, maybe you would get more action in the bedroom if you took more action in the kitchen. I’m jus’ sayin.’
I’m so tired of all of this ultra-diplomacy, where we can’t
call a spade a spade because we fear that someone, somewhere might get their
panties in a wad. Well, wad those
suckers up …or better yet, rip ‘em off and go commando. Enjoy life.
Embrace comedy.
If we lose our
sense of humor, there is nothing left. And dare I say it, but if you have lost your sense of humor maybe it signifies that you're not getting laid often enough!
The reality is, none of us get out of this living thing
alive and we’ve only got one shot…so enjoy it.
Love deep. Laugh hard. Be healthy.
Be kind to yourself and others. Make
a fool of yourself now and again. Be respectful and gracious and honest. Have a drink on occasion. Try new things. Be courageous. Be hospitable. Pray. Learn from your mistakes. Forgive. Apologize when it’s your
fault. Listen to all kinds of
music. Be kind to animals. Dream big. And get laid a lot. (I didn't say pay for it or lie or beg or kill or die for it.) The point is, the only things you'll look back and regret are those chances you didn't take...the stolen kiss you turned away from...the moment you let pass you by and the opportunity you let slip away because you feared what others might think about you.
Don't be frigid in the way you think, live and love. Be true. Let go of the labels and let yourself laugh at the humor in it all.
Whatever you do…whoever you are…don’t take life so seriously
that you miss out on the comedy that is all around you. Life is funny and funny has the word FUN in it. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. ~
