cracked:THEY BEAT THE SYSTEM4 Ways We’re Programmed to Think Women Aren’t Funny#4. Girls Are Nurture
cracked:THEY BEAT THE SYSTEM4 Ways We’re Programmed to Think Women Aren’t Funny#4. Girls Are Nurtured to Not Tell JokesIn a landmark study, one researcher found that women make the same number of jokes as men — when they’re children. But around age 6, something changes; the number of jokes girls make decreases, and it never evens out again. That’s because, around the time girls start school, society gives them a joking lobotomy, so to speak. Think back to elementary school. You probably had a class clown, and it was almost certainly a boy. Boys are allowed to be loud and funny and play practical jokes and be annoying little shits, and girls are encouraged to act like little ladies. … Which sucks, because it’s just about that age that kids start to practice and understand wordplay and more advanced humor. Read More -- source link
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