Starbucks Christmas and the Satan Sipper

   
       I agree with Noah on some aspects. I think that at points christians can be very condescending. Now I do come from a christian background, but not all christians are perfect, including me. One of the biggest moments that I have seen christians get upset is the Starbucks red cup. When Starbucks released their red cup in the beginning of November many christians where mad saying that Starbucks had taken away the symbols of Christmas from the cup and that Starbucks was a bunch of atheist.

        Here is a picture of the Starbucks cups from past years. Now to me a fellow christian I am not offended. I see nothing that should be offensive to christians with this new plain red cup. The old Starbucks cups had nothing that symbolized the birth of Jesus. With that being the true reason we celebrate this holiday I honestly find it ridiculous that people would be upset with Starbucks for going with a classy look for their cups. And I think that Ellen does a great job of making that point. Now she does this in a very humorous way, but she is also able to get the point across. She calls the cups "satan sippers" because that is how they are currently being viewed. These cups are just plain red and you would think these cups had something that showed Christmas in a negative way for all the backlash they are receiving. I do blame the age of information for this because I think that social media blew this out of proportion. I think that one person tweeted about this and then someone retweeted it which just fueled the fire. I just hope that people can look past this red cup satan sipper and see the real meaning of Christmas while they drink a nice cup of coffee. 

A-Aron

      Key and Peele have some of the funniest skits I have ever seen, my personal favorite is the substitute teacher sketch. The video up above is an interview that Key and Peele did with CBS this morning about tackling race through humor. They are asked questions about their skits and if they think it is easier for them to make them because they are biracial. I think that their comedy is special. It is not like Tosh. O because it is not out right racist. It makes the audience uncomfortable while still entertaining them. There is something so different about the humor in Key and Peele and Tosh. O. Maybe it is because Key and Peele pull at the stereotypical jokes instead of making jokes at people like Tosh. O. I do think that Key and Peele work to put together skits that bring only laughter and not to hurt people.
     I am not a huge fan of Tosh.O. My dad on the other hand loves it. I don't know if it is because of their ridiculous videos or because of Daniel Tosh and his terrible jokes. I just don't think that there is much to be said about Tosh. O. The show is always the same and it doesn't show much creativity. Key and Peele while it sometimes remains the same, it tends to show way more creativity. I think the time and effort they spend writing each sketch is really important and really pays off. Tosh. O tends to just use superiority theory as a way to make people laugh. It even uses the superiority theory when making racial jokes. That is when tension builds and I don't think it is appropriate then. I think Key and Peele tend to air more on the side of the incongruity theory. They use that and some superiority theory to make their sketches highly entertaining and my personal favorite.

Tis the season

 
  Nothing can compare to the feeling that my two favorite holidays are almost here. Alex posted her favorite vine so I thought I should share my favorite vines that depict the holiday season. Thanksgiving break is only 14 days away and I couldn't be happier for it to get here. Thanksgiving to many people means a full week of non stop eating, but to me this year it means seeing and hugging my sisters for the first time since August. I am beyond excited, but after that hug comes all the eating. My entire extended family will be in town this year to celebrate.
       The vine below depicts a family sitting around the table about to eat their Thanksgiving dinner when their son decides to run outside and smash it. You can hear their screams in the background as the turkey hits the ground. As I watch the vine I can only picture what would happen if one of my cousins or myself decided to do this. Not only would my family be furious, but they would probably never let me come home for Thanksgiving dinner again. My dad spends hours cooking the turkey and if I was to injure his art he would be crushed.

    After Thanksgiving comes the best time of year, Christmas!!! The vine below describes my life perfectly. I have started to bug my roommate already about decorating for Christmas, she finally gave in and let me start playing Christmas music. I have started to buy Christmas presents for family and friends. I love Christmas. You could call me Buddy the Elf. Whenever someone seems to hate Christmas I will send them this vine and it never fails to help them get in the spirit. I think it is because her facial expressions and tone.

    

       As Alex stated sound plays a huge part in humor. Both of these vines use sound to their advantage. The Thanksgiving one uses the family screaming to add to the feeling of the vine. It creates a sense of panic and makes the vine even more funny. While the Christmas vine uses different tones to get its point across. Without the different tones the vine wouldn't be funny. 

Hukuna Matata

      I completely agree with Elizabeth and her idea of comic relief. I think that Disney has mastered the technique of comic relief over the years. While my favorite Disney movies are Mulan and Frozen, I will forever be a huge fan of Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King. Timon and Pumbaa taught me that Hukuna Matata means no worries and they also added the much needed comic relief to The Lion King. In the clip above they show their very own talent at making people laugh. This scene would be incredibly funny for children because of the two animals dancing and singing and then being chased, but as I watched it again and listened to the words I caught details that I hadn't heard when I was little. For example, Timon mentions dressing in drag which many young children would probably not understand but to an adult that idea could be very funny. Disney used this technique a lot and was able to hide many crude jokes within his movies. The Lion King is notorious for all the hidden crude humor within the movie. I do believe that not all movies need comic relief to be successful, but in most Disney movies comic relief is need. The reason behind this is because in most disney movies there is a death. In The Lion King Simba watches his father die, in Mulan Shane's father is killed in battle, and in Frozen Elsa and Ana lose their parents and are left orphans. To fill the void that these deaths have made Disney uses comic relief. Most of their relief is pointed towards the children, but the soon realized that since parents were watching these movies too they should add some hidden comedy in for them too. Disney will forever be a children favorite because of their use of the comic relief.