It's relevant for the context that she certainly seems to have a political cause to further that isn't necessarily directly relevant to the appropriateness of j

It's relevant for the context that she certainly seems to have a political cause to further that isn't necessarily directly relevant to the appropriateness of jokes shared between members of the audience of a conference. It's well known that political activists are quite more able to see the enemy that "laymen" - eg. when FOX Newsers call something or someone "communist" for an example from the opposite end of the spectrum.