@dyani It probably is. Our humour tends to be less pratfall, and more pun. I've always seen practical jokes as unfunny. Humour directed at ethnic groups was funnier when it was a person from that nationality poking fun at themselves. (Dave Allen, Stan Freberg, et al.)
For myself, I can laugh at people reaping the result of their own idiotic actions, as long as they don't hurt anyone else. Funniest Home Videos lost their audience, when it was children being distressed or embarrassed by pranks. Cruelty is only funny to monsters. @actuallyautistic
@dyani@actuallyautistic I like harmless pranks, like placing my gf's plushies in silly positions or giving them props. They get a kick out of that. Vocal pranks are fun too, such as doing little impressions or throwing my voice.
@dyani@actuallyautistic I'm honestly not sure if I'm ND or NT (might be ADHD? But I'm really not sure?), but I'm fairly positive my very strong distaste for humor at someone's expense (including humor based on someone being embarrassed or cringey*) comes from my having been the butt of way too much teasing and bullying in my youth.
so, a lot of stuff by SNL alums is a total no-go for me
@dyani@actuallyautistic the problem with this is that these jokes get directed at the person in the room that one feels safe to make jokes at. Thats usually the odd, the outsider, the one that causes them to feel in uncanny valley. Usually the autist.
@pathfinder@actuallyautistic i think that's the key reason we don't like it, but that doesn't quite explain the young age thing. or maybe i had already experienced enough of it to form that opinion?? sad!
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