You, err, have trouble counting to two. :P My post is responding to this statement of yours: >we should treat sexually explicit jokes as something not worth

You, err, have trouble counting to two. :P My post is responding to this statement of yours: >we should treat sexually explicit jokes as something not worth getting bent out of shape about That sounds reasonable. But it ignores the fact that this isn't how sexually explicit jokes are used. They often are, in fact, specifically used in order to harass women. And historically it has been extremely difficult for women to do anything about this type of harassment, exactly because that isn't how most men perceive that type of joke. It was viewed as harmless by the people with power, because their experience hadn't exposed them to the negative aspects of it. The reaction of someone to this type of joke exists in exactly that context. And yes, I am definitely saying it is silly to ignore that context!