In dire need of Healthy Humour!

    I don't think humour is something that one can write or do willingly. If something one writes happens to be seen as funny or humorous by others, then it can be called humorous. That also means that it's personal choice. Most of the times, what others find humorous may not be humorous to me. The issue starts when many who are desperate to show off. To show off that funny bone, many resort to even the lowest quality and cheesy stuff, which looks funny at the first look. But it's self-deprecating and shows even how much self-respect the person has, leave alone respect to others.

   The trend of  laughing at anything is good, when it doesn't belittle anyone else. The kind of humour which was there in the Malayalam movies of 80's and early 90's were purely intelligent stuff. Even when we laughed, we thought through them. But later, it made way for double meanings and slapstick comedies, which make me feel disgusting at even such lame attempts at humour. Many bollywood movies are treading similar ways and they are called brainless comedies by the makers themselves. Their argument is that the audience laugh at their distasteful one-liners, racist jokes, sexually targeted comments at women  and what not. They come in front for fighting against injustices and all that real life drama too. Then, they say the reel and real are different.When their work represents them, doesn't it seem like double standards?

   We are a sensitive nation. We have many sentiments such as language, regional, cultural, religious and many more to associate ourselves with. We get outrageous at the drop of a hat. We can laugh at ourselves too. The problem is when we have to resort to the level where we make a joke about something, hurt someone, create controversy and have to lament that we don't laugh at ourselves. It's just because we thought our lame humour to hit off with the audience, when we don't realize that we are dimwits to have resorted to such cheap tricks. A little more intelligence could have saved the day.

Why don't we try healthy humour? Why don't we try humour that doesn't hurt anyone? It may be impractical as somehow or the other everything and everyone is connected to each other. Still, doesn't it look a bit more intelligent and healthy and thoughtful than the desperate stuff we continue to do? Isn't that a better choice?