This reminds me of one line of thought that came up in some discussions at Eurofurence. A lot of people are not comfortable with and do not love themselves. That frustration then builds up and causes them to lash out at others. If you're comfortable with who you are or your suit, then who cares what the others are wearing? That doesn't affect you.
And yes, people will get upset when jokes come too close to home because it just reminds them of their own failings; the things about themselves that they don't like. You can't laugh at yourself if you aren't comfortable with yourself. We all have failings and contradictions in our lives. We just have strive to be better and do better. Sometimes we should just enjoy the irony.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
This reminds me of one line of thought that came up in some discussions at Eurofurence. A lot of people are not comfortable with and do not love themselves. That frustration then builds up and causes them to lash out at others. If you're comfortable with who you are or your suit, then who cares what the others are wearing? That doesn't affect you.
And yes, people will get upset when jokes come too close to home because it just reminds them of their own failings; the things about themselves that they don't like. You can't laugh at yourself if you aren't comfortable with yourself. We all have failings and contradictions in our lives. We just have strive to be better and do better. Sometimes we should just enjoy the irony.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~