Do women get away with laughing at someone's misfortune easier?

paralysed

I remember once in a lecture in college, the lecturer realised his shoe lace was open. He acknowledged it by saying "now I better tie my lace before I fall over on stage!" and took a brief moment to tie it. It's something that could happen to anyone really. But everyone laughed - oh actually not everyone, just the girls.

Now this lecturer probably wasn't the sort who'd have a lot of authority anyway, so that might have had something to do with why they'd so rudely laugh in the first place.

I've noticed it happen to me too, once when I banged my head in a fume cupboard. I looked around at the two who were laughing - looked em dead in the eye, and only then did they stop and apologise. At least they realised it was inappropriate! Why is it fair game to laugh at a man's misfortune. Is it that men are better at dealing with humiliation, and just getting on with it? It's still not right.

Thoughts?

Collie D

Man with untied shoelace = not funny

Man banging head = funny

osarusan

[In a movie, Rainier Wolfcastle breaks someone's neck]

Marge Simpson: That's what I call Break-Neck Speed.

Bart Simpson: Mom, a man just died.

I think we have a new weird thread starter on our hands. First it was how to avoid sitting beside someone and now it's women who laugh at men. Or something.

jackwigan

paralysed wrote: »

I remember once in a lecture in college, the lecturer realised his shoe lace was open. He acknowledged it by saying "now I better tie my lace before I fall over on stage!" and took a brief moment to tie it. It's something that could happen to anyone really. But everyone laughed - oh actually not everyone, just the girls.

Now this lecturer probably wasn't the sort who'd have a lot of authority anyway, so that might have had something to do with why they'd so rudely laugh in the first place.

I've noticed it happen to me too, once when I banged my head in a fume cupboard. I looked around at the two who were laughing - looked em dead in the eye, and only then did they stop and apologise. At least they realised it was inappropriate! Why is it fair game to laugh at a man's misfortune. Is it that men are better at dealing with humiliation, and just getting on with it? It's still not right.

Thoughts?

Is that how you got your username or?...

Your Face

Do you want to meet for a pint OP? You seem like great craic.

Olishi4

paralysed wrote: »

I've noticed it happen to me too, once when I banged my head in a fume cupboard.

Thoughts?

haha

volchitsa

Deleted User wrote: »

I think we have a new weird thread starter on our hands. First it was how to avoid sitting beside someone and now it's women who laugh at men. Or something.

The recurring theme seems to be how nasty women are anyway. :rolleyes:

Tasden

You're going to have to explain how the open shoelace example is a misfortune.

paralysed

Deleted User wrote: »

I think we have a new weird thread starter on our hands. First it was how to avoid sitting beside someone and now it's women who laugh at men. Or something.

No, that was the weird one. This isn't, so don't hold that against.

This coming from someone who clearly has nothing to say for themselves anyway!

paralysed

Your Face wrote: »

Do you want to meet for a pint OP? You seem like great craic.

you female?

paralysed

Tasden wrote: »

You're going to have to explain how the open shoelace example is a misfortune.

Why else would they laugh?

volchitsa

Tasden wrote: »

You're going to have to explain how the open shoelace example is a misfortune.

Yeah, if someone really wanted to criticize the girls for laughing, you'd expect them to say it sounds more like slightly sycophantic laughing along with the lecturer's not-very-good joke, wouldn't you?

Collie D

OK, seeing as everybody else is afraid to I'll ask.

What the hell is a fume cupboard?

Your Face

paralysed wrote: »

you female?

No but I laughed when you said you hit your head so.... how's your theory going?

paralysed

Collie D wrote: »

OK, seeing as everybody else is afraid to I'll ask.

What the hell is a fume cupboard?

Ever been in a chemistry lab?

volchitsa

paralysed wrote: »

Why else would they laugh?

Because they didn't laugh at his shoelaces did they?
They laughed at his joke which was really only worth a small smile, if that. They were trying to be nice to him, if you ask me. But then I'm just a woman, what would I know? LOL

Butterbeans

paralysed wrote: »

I remember once in a lecture in college, the lecturer realised his shoe lace was open. He acknowledged it by saying "now I better tie my lace before I fall over on stage!" and took a brief moment to tie it. It's something that could happen to anyone really. But everyone laughed - oh actually not everyone, just the girls.

:-D I haven't stopped laughing since I read that. Was his shoe lace actually open? Brilliant.
And I'm a guy....what's wrong with me?

HS3

What's a fume cupboard?

Ted111

Feeling you had to make a self deprecating remark was a sign of weakness op. You needed to own that lecture theatre. If you felt like scratching your balls, spitting on the ground or mumbling about student parasites under your breath then it was no ones god damn business to question you. Now get back out there on that podium and teach those little fyckers real good.

paralysed

Your Face wrote: »

No but I laughed when you said you hit your head so.... how's your theory going?

i wont be going for a pint with YOU!

Tasden

volchitsa wrote: »

Yeah, if someone really wanted to criticize the girls for laughing, you'd expect them to say it sounds more like slightly sycophantic laughing along with the lecturer's not-very-good joke, wouldn't you?

I don't even see how its a joke? He just saw his lace was open and observed that he should tie it before he falls. God alone knows why the girls were laughing but I don't think it was at his "misfortune".

Googled the word sycophantic and yes you're right :pac:

Samaris

Collie D wrote: »

OK, seeing as everybody else is afraid to I'll ask.

What the hell is a fume cupboard?

It's a large enclosed workspace with a ventilation/extraction system in it, so if you're working with dangerous chemicals, or if you have something going that produces a lot of fumes, it's extracted off elsewhere rather than poisoning the room.

Collie D

Samaris wrote: »

It's a large enclosed workspace with a ventilation/extraction system in it, so if you're working with dangerous chemicals, or if you have something going that produces a lot of fumes, it's extracted off elsewhere rather than poisoning the room.

Would banging your head in one be funny? Or do you need breasts?

paralysed

Butterbeans wrote: »

And I'm a guy....what's wrong with me?

You're young

paralysed

Collie D wrote: »

Or do you need breasts?

Hmmm... drooling here!

Samaris

Collie D wrote: »

Would banging your head in one be funny? Or do you need breasts?

I dunno, I asked them and they seemed confused. I suppose it could be? If they did it in a funny way?

paralysed wrote: »

Hmmm... drooling here!

oookay.

Olishi4

Seriously OP, when someone trips up or something and there's no real injury, people usually laugh it off. Even sometimes when it happens the person is able to laugh at themself.

Calahonda52

HS3 wrote: »

What's a fume cupboard?

Normal WC

Butterbeans

paralysed wrote: »

You're young

I wish

Trotters

I'd say the girls laughed because the guy doing his shoelace had to bend over to do it, teeter on his toes and wobble while straining his @rse. Automatically funny.

Not long ago a person I would consider rude, obnoxious and patronising, was coming down the stairs in work. He missed the last step, and his entire weight was flung forwards, he faceplanted the floor, the papers and folders in his hands scattered all over the floor. I helped him up, helped him gather his stuff, made sure he was alright, and went to the bathroom.

Behind the closed door of the bathroom, I laughed myself dizzy. Made.My.Day.

There is NOTHING funnier than some pompous ar$e falling flat on his face.

NOTHING.

Now, I'm not saying the OP is a pompous ar$e, but I don't think we can discount the possibility with the evidence to hand.

HS3

How did you bang your head OP?

Lt Dan

paralysed wrote: »

I remember once in a lecture in college, the lecturer realised his shoe lace was open. He acknowledged it by saying "now I better tie my lace before I fall over on stage!" and took a brief moment to tie it. It's something that could happen to anyone really. But everyone laughed - oh actually not everyone, just the girls.

Now this lecturer probably wasn't the sort who'd have a lot of authority anyway, so that might have had something to do with why they'd so rudely laugh in the first place.

I've noticed it happen to me too, once when I banged my head in a fume cupboard. I looked around at the two who were laughing - looked em dead in the eye, and only then did they stop and apologise. At least they realised it was inappropriate! Why is it fair game to laugh at a man's misfortune. Is it that men are better at dealing with humiliation, and just getting on with it? It's still not right.

Thoughts?

They are women, enuf said. Poor creatures Let them have to have their two minutes :P, it is all downhill from thereon

Mod: Banned

Outlaw Pete

I think it's more socially acceptable alright for women to laugh at male misfortune than it is for men to laugh at women's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDjUjhexTQk

cbyrd

I laugh when my oh hurts himself.. he gets p'eed off ... Which makes me laugh harder ... (like an incessant giggle)
I do it to the kids too . And myself.. if I fall over I go fcuk... *Who saw me ..laugh laugh *
I also laughed at my dad's funeral though ... :O

paralysed

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I think it's more socially acceptable alright for women to laugh at male misfortune than it is for men to laugh at women's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDjUjhexTQk

And finally one to acknowledge what we all know is true!

Peregrine

We're not going to make sweeping statements about either gender here. Take your gender wars elsewhere. Thanks.