Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, May 23 2005
Grace Under Pressure And Under Sarcasm Too
Sarcasm has its uses in the writing world as well as in oral communication, although the intonation and facial expressions are missing in written sarcasm. I've certainly engaged in sarcasm on occasion though I never thought of it as some higher function of the brain. The results of the recent study on sarcasm are certainly interesting, and I suppose they might give bragging rights to folks who fancy themselves more intelligent than the rest of us. If we seem to miss their barbs they can always say we just "didn't get it". But sometimes I find myself ignoring sarcasm when it seems to be executed in order to be cruel. I often know perfectly well what the person is saying. I simply choose not to join into their negativity. Sometimes I even counter with something positive or caring in order to balance out all that negative energy they are tossing out there. I wonder what part of the brain that sort of thinking comes from. And I also wonder if the person who uses their sarcasm just to be cruel "gets it" when I do that.
posted at: 07:14 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Sarcasm has its uses in the writing world as well as in oral communication, although the intonation and facial expressions are missing in written sarcasm. I've certainly engaged in sarcasm on occasion though I never thought of it as some higher function of the brain. The results of the recent study on sarcasm are certainly interesting, and I suppose they might give bragging rights to folks who fancy themselves more intelligent than the rest of us. If we seem to miss their barbs they can always say we just "didn't get it". But sometimes I find myself ignoring sarcasm when it seems to be executed in order to be cruel. I often know perfectly well what the person is saying. I simply choose not to join into their negativity. Sometimes I even counter with something positive or caring in order to balance out all that negative energy they are tossing out there. I wonder what part of the brain that sort of thinking comes from. And I also wonder if the person who uses their sarcasm just to be cruel "gets it" when I do that.
posted at: 07:14 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
