Michael Scott and Stanley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS2Ozgx-ih8 The prevalence of slapstick comedy in content spread across social media and other platforms is quite a dramatic shift from the more thoughtful laughter that ripened over prior generations. Comedy has evolved into more one-liners and funny events rather than the well-developed and subtle jokes of the past, possibly because of the cultural shift towards bluntness and openness. I find an extremely apparent and powerful example of thoughtful laughter is the Office in the interactions between the characters Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, and Stanley Hudson, played by Leslie David Baker. Throughout the show, Michael Scott, the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, attempts to be inclusive and aware of his biases when interacting with the only black employee, Stanley. However, he often fails to do this professionally and makes several racially unaware comments and sometimes almost derogatory statements that Stanley gets triggered by. Eve...