Getting It: Gender Influences

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LaughingThe most obvious difference between one person and the next is gender. Sexist jokes have been around for centuries, men attacking women, women attacking men. With women, they can appreciate a good joke when they see it, so if it's attacking their gender, that's usually okay - in most situations they can deal with it. As for men… hmmm! When a joke is sexist, this gender being attacked usually has a comeback, or just "sabotages" the joke, by expressing the sarcastic "ha ha." But, we don't think there is a major marked difference between the senses of humor between the genders - there are more significant differences between one person to the next that have a greater effect on finding something funny or not.

[Editor's Note: This was written by a female.]

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