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[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 13 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

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.

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago

If my favorite comedians haven't attacked me personally at some point, they aren't doing their jobs.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Let's not take this joke too far.

[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

If you take it too far, you're gonna get shit on

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

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!"

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

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