Stereotype Humor

A Stereotype Humor is a humor that derives comedic effect from exaggerated characteristics attributed to specific groups or professions.

• AKA: Stereotypical Humor, Group-Based Humor, Type-Based Humor.
• Context:
  • It can typically exploit Shared Cultural Knowledge about group traits.
  • It can typically use Exaggeration Techniques for comedic emphasis.
  • It can often reinforce Group Identity through self-deprecating humor.
  • It can often risk Offensive Interpretation without contextual sensitivity.
  • It can range from being a Gentle Stereotype Humor to being a Sharp Stereotype Humor, depending on its critique intensity.
  • It can range from being a Self-Directed Stereotype Humor to being an Other-Directed Stereotype Humor, depending on its target relationship.
  • It can range from being a Professional Stereotype Humor to being a Cultural Stereotype Humor, depending on its group type.
  • It can range from being a Affectionate Stereotype Humor to being a Critical Stereotype Humor, depending on its emotional tone.
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• Examples:
  • Professional Stereotype Humors, such as:
    • Engineer Stereotype Joke about social awkwardness.
    • Programmer Stereotype Joke about debugging obsession.
    • Scientist Stereotype Joke about theoretical focus.
  • Occupational Stereotype Humors, such as:
    • Lawyer Stereotype Joke about billing practices.
    • Doctor Stereotype Joke about handwriting quality.
  • Academic Stereotype Humors, such as:
    • Professor Stereotype Joke about absent-mindedness.
    • Graduate Student Stereotype Joke about coffee dependency.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Outsider Humor, which mocks from external perspective.
  • Universal Humor, which requires no group knowledge.
  • Observational Humor, which notes general behaviors.
• See: Humor, Engineer Inside Joke, Programmer Inside Joke, Professional Worker, Community Identity, Shared Knowledge, Group Dynamic, Social Bonding.

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