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My sense of humor in real life tends to be a little bit more varied than it is on here, although it is still frequently dark and highly sexualized. I'd say my sense of humor has come from several sources. Like most senses of humor, they develop as a method of coping with the world around you. Part of it has always been with me, since I was a little kid. I found a poetry book not too long ago, collecting poems one of my grade school teachers made my entire class write over the course of a year. In one section we were instructed to write limmericks about a world leader. Everyone chose a president, mainly George Washington, Abe Lincoln, JFK, or Bush Sr. I chose Satan. I was just that kid.
I am also into degradation. In general. Self degradation, degradation of things others value, of the sacred, the whole spectrum. I don't like it when people take anything in life too seriously, especially themselves. I want everyone to be in on the big cosmic joke.
Thirdly, I am a straight, white male who was once christian. And I grew up in Brooklyn in the 80's and 90's, so I was never part of a sheltered majority. My entire life I have been told that I am the epitome of evil. As a straight person, I was responsible for intolerance towards homosexuals, as a white person, I was the entitled (I have never had money) devil that has subjugated and shit on all other races, that needs to pay for past crimes. As a male, I was the sexist pig that had treated women as inferior and exploited them. Culturally, I've never been allowed pride in anything that I am. And growing up, I was taught of all of the injustices in the world as if I was always the villain in the story. I came home from school once in second grade and told my mother that I hated white people. Honestly, I used to buy into all of the hate directed at me. And my point in saying this is certainly not to complain. I hate it when anyone whines about their condition, especially categorically. I am merely explaining that a portion of my sense of humor has come from recognizing all of this, becoming frustrated with it, and kicking back (so to speak.) Essentially, I like shitting on sensitivities, whether they be about race, gender, or sexual orientation. To me, the only way to work past them at this point is to not give a shit about them.
I had a point in bringing this up. But I'm sleepy and I'm still sick, so it's hard to focus. If I remember what it was, I'll come back later and post it.
Also, balls.
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