Taboos

I thought I would talk about a taboo subject but the taboo is too strong. So instead I will ponder on the strength of taboos and their long life. What makes a taboo taboo? I posit that things that define people intimately are taboo. Comedians make us laugh when they reveal their singularities (or imagined singularities of well-known people) on those taboo subjects. We recognize their foolishness and bravery in exposing such topics with the utmost disregard for common decency. They break the code like children who haven’t learned yet how to behave in society. That’s why we love kids…