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Say I'm the comedian and I make jokes about everyone. I'm still a piece of shit if I mock someone's fresh, personal tragedy without checking in with them and en
by PuppyTailWags 4y ago
Say I'm the comedian and I make jokes about everyone. I'm still a piece of shit if I mock someone's fresh, personal tragedy without checking in with them and ensuring they're open to it. I've come to disagree with the appropriateness of telling jokes about everyone-- there are definitely circumstances where it is totally inappropriate to tell jokes about specific people.
That being said, I'm not trans so idk about whether or not Dave's jokes about trans people was like that. I just wanted to specify that I don't think telling jokes about everyone is appropriate at the lines of other people's tragedies or pain.
- thrown_22 4y ago
- tanseydavid 4y agoComedy is not supposed to be "appropriate." While a given joke may or may not be "appropriate" given the situation, it is not the point of comedy.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoThere are degrees of appropriate and not all jokes rely on the joke being inappropriate. For example, the Ministry of Silly Walks from Monty Python relies on absurdity and the belief the British government might actually fund such a thing.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoI agree that comedy and appropriateness aren't necessarily related. That's why I disagree with the rhetoric about making fun of everyone as if that's an acceptable reason to be hurtful and mean. I'm only responding in the belief that "well he's just making fun of them because he makes fun of everyone" is an extremely weak defense for backlash because not everyone is equally appropriate to mock.