trolling and joking aren't the same thing. a joke is intended as humor and the audience understands it as such (even if they might not consider it funny). troll

trolling and joking aren't the same thing. a joke is intended as humor and the audience understands it as such (even if they might not consider it funny). trolling is intended to cause offense and distress. even if a racist troll does not authentically hold racist beliefs, they are displaying a level of insensitivity in communication that is identical with racist speech.