Would it be funny if Homer strangled Lisa instead of Bart?

It's pretty obvious that publicly-acceptable "funny" violence is always directed against men and boys. This is what's funny to many women and society as a whole these days. Needless to say, boys and men are always on the receiving end of "funny" violence (sexual or otherwise):

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Would it be funny if Homer strangled Lisa instead of Bart?

I was watching The Simpsons earlier and 2 things came to mind 1. the show isn't what used to be and 2. Homer sure does strangle Bart a lot and it is funny but would it be as funny if he strangled Lisa? I know that Bart is bad and usually starts trouble while Lisa doesn't but do you think the...

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Would it be funny if Homer strangled Lisa instead of Bart?

I was watching The Simpsons earlier and 2 things came to mind 1. the show isn't what used to be and 2. Homer sure does strangle Bart a lot and it is funny but would it be as funny if he strangled Lisa? I know that Bart is bad and usually starts trouble while Lisa doesn't but do you think...

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I don't think this would happen, as Lisa is too well behaved to cause trouble so bad to be strangled by Homer. Besides, i don't think that Homer would ever strangle Lisa, as they aren't that close as Bart is to Homer. And no, in my opinion, i wouldn't classify Lisa being strangled by Homer funny, as i think that would be just plain weird, a whole new twist in the Simpsons.

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I used to think those scenes on the Simpsons were funny but not once I became an adult...

If it weren't a cartoon I don't think people would laugh at Bart being choked. Part of the humor is in the unreality of the show. (Which is why I suppose I stopped finding it funny as an adult...I thought: What if the characters were real?) That said, Bart would be an exhausting, challenging child! He would make any parent doubt their sanity at times lol...

As a former teacher I have never even laid a finger on a child but I remember another former teacher/friend whose joking motto was, "I will not choke a child! I will not choke a child!" EVERY parent or teacher has felt that level of frustration at some time or another. We tend to laugh at things we relate to. Most of us can relate to kids driving us batty and plenty of people can relate to dads who get frustrated easily...and therein lies the humor.

Most adults would probably want to do something they shouldn't at some point or another if Bart were their kid, but hopefully most would stop short of choking or abusing him! It's simply the case that Homer has less impulse control or doesn't have good parenting skills or etc. when compared to many adults. (Which is also part of the humor: Homer is a grown-up Bart. Neither of them have any real amount of impulse control. There's a certain ironic humor that Homer is frustrated with someone who is essentially a mini-Homer.)

But for Homer to want to choke Lisa it would be ONLY Homer who was out of control (not Lisa)...and therefore it would be pure abuse and not funny at all. Lisa doesn't do things that would get an ordinary person extremely frustrated. Also, there's not the sense that Lisa needs someone to "rein her in". A healthy parent wouldn't choke Bart, but they would certainly be grounding him, taking away priviledges, etc...

I don't know why,but it just seems wrong to strangle a girl instead of a boy. If Homer strangled Lisa instead it might also bring up some sueing,as people sue over things such as that now a days.

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Cheap laughs I guess. It's a cartoon for goodness sakes, there's a lot worse stuff out there. Also, note the fact the Homer J. Simpson has anger management problems, is a drunk, and Bart won't leave him alone. Baby Bart : Mommy. Marge : Aww, he said Mommy. Homer : Now say Daddy, say Daddy Bart. Baby Bart : Ho-ho-Homer. Homer! Homer : D=

Not gonna lie, I chuckled a little bit at the thought of Homer strangling Lisa...