There is this missconception (for me at least) that a joke must be accepted by all stakeholders.
I think it can be funny to some and offensive to others. Still a joke.
There are some lines I personally don’t cross but mostly i don’t take any prisoners.
I think a joke can have a victim, like if it’s punching down at people who are already in a position where they can’t push back. Punching up is great. But it stops being funny when it targets people who are already struggling to make it. Comes off as mean, jot funny.
You are eight on your description what would be decent. The end of Our comment is based on the view of a specific observer, whoa opinion I might not share (depending on the joke). So to me it is still a joke even if I am not laughing but the intention of the joker was clear.
If my favorite comedians haven’t attacked me personally at some point, they aren’t doing their jobs.
I don’t think that’s a common misconception. Many will say the joke isn’t funny if it offends them, and many will say something fails to be a joke if it’s not structured as one, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone claim it ceased to be a joke because it was offensive.
I feel like that is the default answer when people are offended.
But there is nothing you can’t joke about. Pretty sure someone made a joke about 9/11 before the second plane even hit. Probably something like “Damn, sure glad we are not in that tower!”
You can joke about anything, but if you make dead baby jokes to unknown audiences while in the NICU, you’re still a dick. Most people know this and avoid that sort of thing, but some edgelords need it explicitly said
You can’t spell necromancer without romance
Let’s not take this joke too far.
If you take it too far, you’re gonna get shit on
Go on…
