You laugh at pain

You laugh at pain. Happy now?
March 15, 1927: Millwall Football Club captain, Len Graham, fails to conceal his amusement as he leads his team out at the Den and the mascot, a man dressed as a lion, falls over. (Photo by H F Davis/Getty Images)

"You laugh at pain" a short poem by Karl Jones.

You laugh at pain

Schadenfreude.

You laugh at pain.

Happy now?

Commentary

Schadenfreude

"Shameful Pleasure"

Combines the worst of sadism (wishing pain on others) and hypocrisy (pretending we are better than sadists)

Hashtags

#Schadenfreude

Fiction cross-reference

• Awareness Exists
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Happy Now? - public awareness campaign against
• The heart is hopeful

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Schadenfreude (nonfiction)

External links

• Post @ Twitter (2 May 2021)
• Post @ Twitter (2 May 2021)
• Schadenfreude @ Wikipedia
• Booze, Shame And Tripping Out: A Sporting History Of Lion Mascots