Lumifer comments on Making Fun of Things is Easy

Lumifer 27 Sep 2013 19:50 UTC
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Generally speaking, “making fun of” implies a pejorative connotation.

Not necessarily, it depends on the context. For example, people in a secure, stable relationship tend to make fun of each other a lot.

I associate “making fun of” with things like “irreverent” and “not taking too seriously”.
- hyporational 27 Sep 2013 20:07 UTC
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  For example, people in a secure, stable relationship tend to make fun of each other a lot.
  
  Yeah. I think major part of the fun is knowing it would be insulting in most other contexts. I’m finnish, so I don’t really know how english speaking people use the expression irl.