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Looking For A Word :-) --------- (Deadpan (surrealist) callous cynicism)
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HenHanna
2024-05-01 08:02:09 UTC
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I'm looking for a single word in the English language that
describes, either as a verb, or by an adjective, the following
reaction from someone who's observing a crime being committed. He
is addressing the victim. And the crime is that a burglar is
  "I don't understand the fuss you make. You are just experiencing
the effect of the ability of a sharp object penetrating
body-material. That's all! What else did you think is happening?"
This technique is often used in news media and by the politicians.
But I don't know the English word for it. Any help?
to charkle
definition: v. addressing a victim following the observation of a
crime being committed against them
Source: me, etymology: came up with it
That's not an existing word.
now it is, I have seen it used before. (viz you just quoted it)
deadpan  irony ?
sarcasm ?
The closest term for the cynical humor you described (callous rhetoric
mocking someone's suffering) is gallows humor.

Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts serious or
frightening situations with irreverence. It's often used as a coping
mechanism to deal with or distance oneself from a difficult situation.



Here are some other terms that might be relevant depending on the nuance:

Dark humor: Humor that finds humor in morbid subjects.

Black comedy: A genre of comedy that employs dark humor.

Sarcasm: The use of irony to mock or insult someone.

Callous: Showing or feeling a lack of human kindness.
Anton Shepelev
2024-05-04 10:56:21 UTC
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Post by HenHanna
The closest term for the cynical humor you described
(callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
humor.
Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
oneself from a difficult situation.
LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting AI-
generated texts as he wrote them.
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HenHanna
2024-05-05 18:18:39 UTC
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Post by Anton Shepelev
Post by HenHanna
The closest term for the cynical humor you described
(callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
humor.
Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
oneself from a difficult situation.
LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting AI-
generated texts as he wrote them.
-------- (Maybe you can get English help from Navi)



i'm not trying to decept anyone...
... Remember the discussions arguing about
whether HenHanna is a Bot or not?
Anton Shepelev
2024-05-06 11:40:20 UTC
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Post by HenHanna
Post by Anton Shepelev
LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting
AI-generated texts as he wrote them.
i'm not trying to decept anyone...
The following fragment from your answer does not in the
least resemble your very specific punctuation, formatting,
Post by HenHanna
The closest term for the cynical humor you described
(callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
humor.
Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
oneself from a difficult situation.
It is an integral part of your post rather than an
explicitly attributed quotation. In my opinion, however,
you copied it from elsewhere than your own mind, such as an
encyclopedia or (more likely) the oupput of an LLM. Well,
did you?
Post by HenHanna
... Remember the discussions arguing about whether
HenHanna is a Bot or not?
I know you are a human.
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