Why are puns looked down upon in pretty much all forms of media?

>>9612338
>no memes nor contrarian opinions so no replies
Sasuga, /lit/

>>9612338
Why, puns threaten the self-worth of the bright folk who miss them. Denigration beforehand solves the problem. Punsters by their very nature reject 'the program,' and are ultimately inimical to zum Beispiel news-slurpers.

>>9612338
I think that puns are fine as long as they're not trite and overly obvious. If you use a pun to produce deeper meaning, then it's actually good writing. Joyce is the obvious example of someone who uses puns well, but another great example is Thoreau with Walden. Walden is filled with puns that most people miss entirely.

That said, I do absolutely hate people who use puns just because they think it'll make them look cool. You see this in reddit writing all the time.

>>9613043
Dickinson.. pun Master, or Mistress rather.

>>9613043
Connoisseurs of bad puns are a little annoying too.

>>9613043
>That said, I do absolutely hate people who use puns just because they think it'll make them look cool. You see this in reddit writing all the time.

This. It is especially egregious when the pun is a stretch, and the writer is obviously trying too hard.

>>9613043
>reddit writing

The boogieman is real, jesus fucking christ.

From my experience it seems to be that people think that if you say a pun, you're trying too hard to be clever