February 5, 2020

We started a new prompt today. I was unable to receive the lesson from Monday and Tuesday due to my absence from the class. The prompt today was about humorist and their purpose when they perform. Many people believe they perform to actually bring light to a situation. Many of the jokes or cartoons that are made be about real life situations that the artist has seen or experienced. There is also the possibility that they also want to bring their experiences to light and to have a good laugh at the situation. Although many people believe this others think that the performance or show is disrespectful. For instance, comedian, Kevin Hart has received backlash and was unable to host the 88th Oscars. Not due to something he did in the present but from a comedy show that he has done in the past. In this show he stated that he did not want his son to be “gay.” Many people thought he was being offensive and started to not like him. I don’t believe the joke was made to be offensive, just to shed light in a situation he had experienced.