Internet Dark Humour
Chenyue Xu
MA DVC 2024/25
| A man was very poor, so he went to a fortune-teller to seek a glimpse into his future. The fortune-teller said, "This half of your life is destined to be poor". "But what about the second half?" "You'll get used to it." In real life, you might tell a joke to lighten the mood and relax the atmosphere. However – on the internet with very little social oversight – war, poverty, race, religion, and abilities can all become subjects of a joke, even to the point where the joke itself helps create a problematic, discriminatory, and harmful environment. The project aims to exploring solutions to the phenomenon of 'Internet Dark Humor'. Any joke could touch the trauma of others, but if not, how could I face the absurdity of this age? |