DUMB OR DEEP

You can find the article Dumb or Deep on azcentral.com It is a good article, mentioning the Simpsons and proves to be very helpful in addition to our own class discussions. I was constantly remembering this article during th discussion but was not quite sure what I wanted to say about it so I found it easier to write on the blog. The article shows the "actual brilliance" behind the hilarious stupidity in our television shows like THe SImpsons. It says the jokes create a lighter way to force us to focus on issues in society by forcing ourselves to understand the humor. It uses "clowns" to get at larger truths about society. It is about understanding the humor and digging into the underlying context that the writer is putting in a more humerous light. The point is the writers are not trying to look immature and ignorant, they have a purpose and have succeeded as writers for a reason. It will change with society, but the main point is in the end the decisions are still forced to give us an identity in our own culture and society.