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10 CODES THAT DEFINE LATINO HUMOR

The one paragraph about Latino humor

“The aspects that characterize the Latino humor are: satire, ethnic self parody, parody of the dominant culture, code switching, language plays between Spanish and English, mistranslations and the fusion of the profane, body functions, sex and swear words into a self referential type of catharsis”
Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, Volume 1

1- Humor determines how close or far the rest are from our own selves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qc_hgpe6eA&feature=relmfu

If you understand our jokes, you are one of us

2- Humor helps us deconstruct social categories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVNKVo2lFXM&feature=relmfu

We laugh at the stereotypes that the mainstream has assigned to us, too

3-Humor is a way to survive. When experiencing the miseries, stress and adversity of everyday life, there is nothing like a good “chiste” (joke) to make it through the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpg7PoMtoW0

Life is better with humor in it.

4- Everything is about adding life high doses of humor. However, if that doses comes with music, all of the sudden life becomes much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Q83I0Nyvc

Let's put a little rhythm and joy in life

5- Mistakes are inevitable, but at the end of the day they add a funny edge.

Examples
• • • • • • • Penis vs. Peine (comb) Constipated vs. Constipado (catch a cold) Embarrassed vs. embarazada (pregnant) Shits vs. Sheets. my "bowels” vs. Vowels I am excited vs. Estoy excitado ( I’m horny) Guys vs. Gays

Please skip to minute: 1:50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUVh8mG1xxA Humor rewards (condones) the disclosure of our mistakes!

6- Humor is linked to the way we sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQim2iZdBUg

Noises and sounds that characterize the variety of accents within the Latino community is what makes the joke an effective humoristic trait.

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