Thursday, April 23, 2009

Ladies vs Gentlemen: Bakit May Humor Gap?

April 23, 2009


Hmmmm…bakit parang may humor gap? Watchuthink?

Because there really is.

Now, that is one of the difference between men and women. What he finds amusing and funny in general, she may find cheap, cocky, an attack to the female kind (What?!, Hehehe). What she on the other hand find laughable and entertaining, he may find sarcarstic, cynic and feminist. And do not wonder. You see for what matters for him is a sense of humor, and for her, humor na may sense. If you know what I mean. Hehehe.

Men will laugh at almost anything, because it really is – at least for them (no offense, Hehehehe). Usually at those with sexual connotations/suggestions, and aggression towards the same sex (to put down their “competitors” as humor by men is used to attract the opposite sex – which would explain why they say, men can laugh women into bed, literally). Hehehe. Watchuthink?

Women on the other hand are not like this. They don’t share the same goal (to appeal to men), much more expect the same reward (to be laid to bed by the opposite sex). If men would laugh at almost anything, women on the other hand, are swift to locate the unfunny (and thus more “selective, particular, picky”), slower to get the joke and more pleased when they do. Really, girls, no offense, hehehehe. Watchuthink?

The humor gap between the genders has been explained by a study of 10 men and 10 women asked to rate 70 black and white cartoons on the “funniness scale” in Standford School of Medicine. It has been seen that:

Men and women share much of the same humor-response system; both use to a similar degree the part of the brain responsible for semantic knowledge and juxtaposition and the part involved in language processing. But they also found that some brain regions were activated more in women. These included the left prefrontal cortex, suggesting a greater emphasis onlanguage and executive processing in women, and the nucleus accumbens … which is part of the mesolimbic reward center.

Which in simple terms, translate to “difference”. Hehehehe.

Now, there are always exceptions to the rule. For, individuals to find something humorous, do not depend on hormones, gender or instinct alone, but on a lot more variables like culture, maturity, education and intelligence.

Which would explain why there are women who could laugh men into bed. And why there are men who are witty. Hehehehe. Watchuthink?

Again, no offense. Peace.

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