I shared a picture on Facebook and some people were horrified, it was a picture of a deer, obviously hit by a car and someone had tied a "Get well soon" balloon to it's leg. I thought it was hilarious and promptly shared it. Many responses were "Who would do this?" and "Why would anyone think this was funny?!" I looked at the picture more closely to see if I could see what they were seeing, did the person hit the deer on purpose to capture the shot? Not likely. Was there anything immoral or illegal? Nope. I think this is one of those half glass moments, where some people only see death, and mockery. I am on the other side where I see someone making the best of a bad situation. I mean, the balloon is instilling positive thoughts of getting better, there's the irony! And I love me some irony. There is nothing anyone can do for the deer, I'd be mortified if I saw a picture of someone trying to recesitate a deer, to tell you the truth! Let's also look at the amount of effort this kind of picture requires: Deer are usually found in more suburban or country areas, therefore the person would have had to drive, possibly quite a distance, to the nearest store that sold helium balloons, ordered one, and then would have driven back to snap that picture. That in itself deserves a nod in effort for the sake of art...and by art I mean humour. There have been more attacks on people's "funny" posts on Facebook than I've ever seen before. "You should be more aware of how your posts will effect people" is the mantra of these internet police. I remember the days, when something seemed offensive to you, that you could just... turn it off. Do these people think that their finger wagging will actual change a person's sense of humour or their opinions? I'm scratching my head looking at the heated debates and rise in emotions in the comment sections, why don't these people just "unfriend" the offensive person and move on? People are getting more and more sensitive and this need to attack and judge is giving us movements like banning the word "bossy". Stand up comedians are avoiding colleges because they have been instructed to be sensitive, radio personalities have moved off radio to podcasts and satellite radio to find a forum to speak honestly and openly. Humour is going underground, jokes are threatened to be a black market item! So, you can ask this comedian if I will be censoring my Facebook page? My reply: in the wise words of Bette Midler, "If they can't take a joke, fuck ‘em”
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