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Apparently sharing a joke with a friend now qualifies you as an "idiot".
by martythemaniak 14y ago
Apparently sharing a joke with a friend now qualifies you as an "idiot".
- UnoriginalGuy 14y agoAnd not even an offensive joke either. They literally made a juvenile penis reference. Who here hasn't made one? Even made one today?
- gosukiwi 14y agoHaha, he said penis. /joke
- zaphar 14y agoMe. I don't think I've ever made one in a public setting. If I did it was long enough ago that I don't remember. Call me a prude if you want but it does mean that I will likely never be in the position of the two men who achieved infamy at pycon. I may achieve infamy for other reasons but not that one.
- taligent 14y agoMe. Because I am not 5 years old. So when I am at an event representing my company I act on my best behaviour. It's called basic professional conduct.
- WayneDB 14y agoPlease explain why jokes about penises are juvenile as compared to say...a joke about a paper airplane? How about just talking about penises? You know, just a normal conversation out loud, in a train full of people...about our penises. Is that really juvenile...or something else? (Or, you know, just downvote me because you don't like people questioning things that you accept to be true.)
- roc 14y agoDepending on what joke you make and where you make it, this has always been the case. Whether these particulars qualify as such a situation is open to discussion. But it's not some new social phenomenon.
- MartinCron 14y agoThere was a time, not all that long ago, when you could smoke cigarettes at your desk in a professional office context. Now, out of respect for the comfort of others in a shared environment, the general consensus is that you should take that toxic shit outside where we don't all have to endure it.
- taligent 14y agoI am starting to get the impression that a high percentage of people on here have never worked in an office before.
- rrouse 14y agoOne thing affects the long term health of others around you. The other thing passes within a few moments. They are not comparable.
- MartinCron 14y agoThe other thing passes within a few moments Sure that one particular flurry of dick jokes passed in a few moments. Pervasive juvenile humor is part of a culture and environment that is hostile and alienating to so many. If you don't find that environment hostile and alienating, good for you! Not everyone is going to be exactly like you. Seriously, if childish little jokes are so damn important, they can wait until the proper context. They'll still be exactly as funny a little bit later in a more appropriate venue.
- WayneDB 14y agoI'm not so sure that the ultra-politically-correct environment that you're hoping for is going to solve your problem. Not everyone is going to be exactly like you. I'm feeling smothered just thinking about it. Seriously, if you think dick jokes are childish consider how much adult money they've made for adult comedians making adults laugh. Sure, you can censor people - but by the time you succeed in building your dream environment you'll only be surrounded by un-imaginative, un-courageous, do-nothing yes-men and that's exactly what you'll deserve. And no, the dick-jokes themselves are not that important. Freedom to be yourself though? Priceless.