The question that occurs to my twisted mind is simple – is sarcasm and a tendency to be sarcastic related to the sex of the group involved? There are clearly other factors involved such as size of the group, etc., but let’s restrict ourselves to groups of less than 20 people here.\u00c2\u00a0This question comes to mind based on my own observations.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
| <\/th>\n | Sarcasm OK<\/th>\n | Sarcasm Iffy<\/th>\n | Sarcasm No<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Male Group<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| All Female Group<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mixed Group<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/div>\n Since I am by nature and temperment a sarcastic person, I have had to work hard to overcome my natural tendencies. One of the things I have learned in my years of dealing with the press and the public is that sarcasm does not work well in public bodies \u00c2\u00a0In fact a sarcastic “You bet<\/span>!” can be taken by the press or a public audience as a serious reply, usually with disasterous consequences. \u00c2\u00a0For example, if asked “Do you support requiring all people to drive blindfolded?” and you answer with the obvious sarcastic “You bet<\/span>!”, you can be assured that the headline in the next days paper is “Mayor Supports Blindfolded Drivin<\/span>g<\/span>“. \u00c2\u00a0(In fact, you can be sure that not only a headline in 24 point bold screams across the masthead, but that an editorial will appear on the op-ed pages decrying what an insane idiot the mayor is. Ask me how I know.<\/span>)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n I guess that leaves me with only one place to be my standard sarcastic self – in small groups of my male friends. \u00c2\u00a0Oh well. \u00c2\u00a0I might manage to train myself to hold it in with other groups before I die.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Comments? (And can someone enlighten me of a method of creating tables in the Blogger interface without hand coding them? \u00c2\u00a0Preferably built into the Blogger interface. Thanks.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The question that occurs to my twisted mind is simple – is sarcasm and a tendency to be sarcastic related to the sex of the group involved? There are clearly other factors involved such as size of the group, etc., but let’s restrict ourselves to groups of less than 20 people here.\u00c2\u00a0This question comes to … Continue reading Is sarcasm a sex-linked trait?<\/span> |