The Chic Ecologist

Laughing in the Face of Disaster

Right, it has been almost 3 months since the DeepWater Horizon blew on April 20th. I now recognize that that date will go down in history. It’s undeniably horrific the point we’re at now. But it’s impossible to keep up with that level of anger and outrage, eventually it turns to cynicism and a numb sort of acceptance. I think it’s time that we shake off this sense of defeatism. How? Through humor.

After all, it was only the court jester who could laugh at the king. That kind of insight is invaluable.

Humor provides perspective, an ability to seeing ourselves and our views outside of our normal, critical awareness. Humor can also be a way to work through resistance (internal or external) or barriers of opposing view points and to communicate with an emotional depth otherwise too risky for seriousness.

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Tags: environmental disasters, Media, oil spill, public opinion