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That’s less true in uncontrolled environments, like during a joyless interaction with Georgia donut shop employees in which he clumsily asked videographers to blur out a worker’s face and then placed a donut order of “just whatever makes sense.”

Fascism is not only joyless but actively committed to the demolition of joy.

The Republican Party has become joyless, and Harris is emblematic of joy.

And yet, Republicans keep shaming Harris for laughing, no matter how weird and joyless that makes them seem.

Despite a review from The Times labeling Costner’s character a “joyless mope,” “The Bodyguard” has grossed nearly $122 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo, and Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” received numerous awards, including a record of the year Grammy.