Aaron Delos Santos

AP English 11
De Botton

Many individuals, without a comedic background, bring forth their

messages clearly and with confidence because theyre easily accepted.
Humorists, on the other hand, have messages that are too dangerous to
bring out or are easily overlooked. While others believe that humorists do not
serve a purpose in society because theyre only seen as entertainers, in
reality, these individuals, according to de Botton, have a huge responsibility
to all nations because they convey subliminal messages that society is blind
to.
Although many believe that no message is too dangerous because
they believe in the idea of freedom of speech, in reality, humorists
experience many dangerous situations, even including death, because of the
things they say or show to society. Charlie Hebdo was recently killed because
of his humorous cartoons. He was killed over the cartoon that mocked the
Middle East. He knew te things he drew carried heavy opinions that could get
him killed. He ended up dead for exposing things he was against. Along with
the dangers of death, Sony recently release the Interview, a movie that has
put many adversities on their corporation. Within their comedy, they
exposed corruption in North Korea. The plot of the movie was about a
popular talk show that scored an interview with North Koreas dictator. Sony
faced many dangers at the release of the trailer. Kim Jung Un did not find this
movie entertaining or humorous, and hacked Sonys network. North Korea
threatened to release all their information is Sony released the movie. Thus
again proving that as humor tries to convey their messages, they can
received all sorts of danger.
While many believe these individuals just waste time entertaining, in
reality, humorists reveal many corruptions in society because they make it
easier for society to accept, despite dangers they may face. David So, a
youtube comedian along with Just Kidding News, talk about many topics
society is not aware of. Of course there are a lot of jokes at the introduction
of their discussion, but when they bring in personal experiences, opinions,
facts and other sources. When they bring attention to corruption, they first
make comedic in a way society can handle weight of problems when theyre
unloaded onto them. Along with these youtube comedians, Jimmy Kimmel
steps up to further prove my point that entertainers are not just entertainers
and humorists. In his show, he does a segment where one of his employees
interviews or surveys people on the street. On Martin Luther King Day, they
asked questions about MLK. In doing so, the audience, found it funny that
some people do not know about MLK. Some people legitimately thought that
MLK was still alive. This brought attention to ignorance of the public and the

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De Botton

importance of education, further proving that humorists convey important

messages.
If humorists were not around today, then that could eliminate way of
informing society or topics that are generally hard to talk about. Humorists
take on a vital role that put them in dangerous situations but convey hardhitting messages.