From looking at the different types of humorous materials from different areas of the world, it’s clear that each geographic areas have a sense of humor unique to that area. In the view of communications, humor is a communication tool that embodies social values, beliefs, opinions and how the culture perceives what is funny. However, as the minute cultural implications are not always easy to convey from one culture to another, what is funny in one culture may be considered otherwise in another.

                         i.         Offensive- Playing on Stereotypes ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB1pRBiOBYg )

                        ii.         Rude- Sex jokes, fart jokes

                       iii.         Aggressive- shouting, pretending to be mad, Negative statements

                       iv.         Stupid or immature- Slapstick ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq7DXmvI5pQ )

 

In this Cartoon we see the Palestinians and Israelis locked into a battle to see who will be the last man standing.  This cartoon tries to bring humor to a very dark situation in the Middle East.   A conflict where countless Palestinians and Israelis are dying every day.  This cartoon shows the hard feelings that exist between these two groups of people and just how difficult finding common ground will be.  It shows just how determined each side is to winning and maintaining control of their perspective territory.

Muslim feelings toward USA

In this segment we have a Muslim comedian explain the divide between Muslims and Americans.  He explains that the Muslims have no ill will towards Americans they just wish we would stop killing them.  They also hope that we will begin listening to them.  He goes on to have a fictional conversation with the White House and then President Bush only to be disconnected without a response.

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In this Comic Strip a Muslim extremist’s is trying to get Ahmed to blow up the pyramids.  It is there hope that by doing this it will release a mummy that will kill the infidels.  And once the infidels are gone there will be no more tour buses.  Ahmed goes off to his task reluctantly just so he can save face and be considered a good Muslim in the eyes of Osama and Allah.  At the end Ahmed goes off to the task not even realizing he is being deceived by his friend.