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The fundamental difference between literalists and those of us who view the world in a humourous, ironic way is that, for the latter, nothing is off-bounds for
by redthrowaway 14y ago
The fundamental difference between literalists and those of us who view the world in a humourous, ironic way is that, for the latter, nothing is off-bounds for a joke. We'll always offend those who believe that some matters are sacred, and the literalists will always annoy and disappoint us. It doesn't do much good for the two sides to argue over who's right, as they can't even agree on first principles.
Personally, I'm fine with goat rape.
- galactus 14y agoAre you also fine with racist jokes?
- redthrowaway 14y agoAs long as they're funny. The more potentially offensive a joke, the sweeter the payoff if the teller hits the right note, and the harder it is to do so.
- ben0x539 14y agoAnnoyed and disappointed that people are concerned about rape. Wow.
- chris_wot 14y agoHe's changed it now. He's a pretty sensible guy!
- redthrowaway 14y agoAnnoyed and disappointed that some people seem incapable of viewing a subject, and humour about a subject, as distinct phenomena.
- ben0x539 14y agoI see them as distinct phenomena. I don't think making jokes about rape is literally as bad as rape. I'm not concerned that notch might be abusing animals because of his jokes. I don't think rape jokes are dangerous directly because I don't like rape. I still think people should exercise more caution before making jokes about rape. It's very easy to get them wrong.
- mitsche 14y agoI know ben0x539 can speak for himself, but you seem to accuse him of some form of rabid fundamentalism in order to get a half-baked point across. He didn't make any demands, he just voiced an opinion, which is totally fine, and your attempt of framing him as a dimwit devoid of a sense for irony offends me on his behalf. Personally, I am not affected much by the use of rape in a joke, except that in general I find it cheap and unoriginal, therefore boring. If someone like Louis CK uses rape in one of his bits, it's funny because he is a comedic genius. Otherwise it's just thoughtless, or stupid even, and possibly brings up hurtful feelings in some people for the gain of nothing.