Singapore-raised comic Jocelyn Chia says fallout from MH370 joke changed her life

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Note how, as in the case of Chris Rock, humour brought stress and disrepute to the one dishing out the humour.

As with all qns on humour and music/arts, consider the issue not just from the one receiving the humour (i.e. audience) but also from the one dishing out the humour....

Note also how the cancelling is triggered by someone posting a clip on social media to bring it to the attention of netizens....

Relate also to issues on optimism and pessimism.....

When Comedy Cellar and Chia posted a clip of an April 7, 2023 set – which included her making light of the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ MH370 airplane – to TikTok and Instagram on June 5 that year, the 89-second video prompted an international backlash.

The fallout saw Chia getting “cancelled” by IBM. She had been a regular broadcast host for the American tech corporation for two years, but a complaint from its Malaysian office saw her contract terminated. 

she viewed the controversy as an opportunity rather than a setback. “This is happening for me, not to me” became her mantra....“It’s ironic, but I’m grateful to Malaysia. This incident changed my life for the better.”

Qn: 'Humour is essential for an individual’s well-being.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2024)