tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271013489111975712.post3104501640921133562..comments2023-07-07T00:51:45.102-07:00Comments on Dining With Goldilocks: Are Food Allergies Funny?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322649079547902947noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271013489111975712.post-47098855582464078562011-06-09T09:24:21.638-07:002011-06-09T09:24:21.638-07:00I've started drawing cartoons about the funny ...I've started drawing cartoons about the funny things I hear people say, the things I've said and the things I think about saying hours after a food allergy encounter. My goal isn't to upset anyone, but I think sometimes laughter is a good medicine :)iknowtiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847246113921973217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271013489111975712.post-85621962666632415892011-05-26T21:12:53.086-07:002011-05-26T21:12:53.086-07:00Food allergies are not funny. But situational com...Food allergies are not funny. But situational comedies ARE funny. Or at least try to be. Hence the name "comedies". I think if you take off the food allergy lens, you might find that the same episodes of the shows were also making fun of (or seriously stereotyping) blacks, gays, Hispanics, type A mothers, doofus husbands, Jews, single women, bad drivers, self-absorbed teenagers, etc etc. I certainly don't get the impression that food allergies stand out for being mocked above and beyond other issues people face. Cancer and Autism are likely not on sit-coms because really, who can begin to find the humor in that? The same reason war, the Holocaust, and infidelity are not sit-com fodder. So in some ways, it is better to be in the "comedy" category, that there is at least some light at the end of the tunnel worth laughing about, vs the tragedy category. For a more realistic portrayal of the risks food allergies on tv, maybe Gray's Anatomy or the equivalent drama is a better bet as far as educating the public...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034250639214445212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271013489111975712.post-1002914093485424712011-05-25T17:18:42.076-07:002011-05-25T17:18:42.076-07:00ya, not really funny, although a lot of medical co...ya, not really funny, although a lot of medical conditions are satirized in sitcoms. The fact that George Costanza's fiance dying from envelope glue was the punchline in a Seinfeld episode is just odd...<br />Anyhoo, I think the thing with food allergies is that people conceptualize it as an extreme form of picky eating or weird eating habits and use it as a form of hyperbole. I hate to think of people with true food allergies taking this to heart, but don't even get me started... as my husband will attest, my sense of humor has waned in certain areas after working with so many people with serious problems that result from things that other people take for granted. I'm constantly grappling with the "I know this is supposed to be funny, but it's really not" issue. One of my coworkers says it's the cost of becoming wiser... hopefully in an enlightened and nonjudgmental way. I still crack up at Scrubs though! And I'm trying to avoid advocating for an overly PC World. It's a tough balance. I guess you let other people find humor in things that they've never experienced as real... and if you're running a recovery program, call them on it when they ARE experiencing real issues and just ignoring it.<br /><br />Curmudgeons we are. <br /><br />Your comments on the picture of you and Beth with your Mom was hilarious by the way!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072326298100274125noreply@blogger.com