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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 12:41 PM
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What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
???
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 12:41 PM
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1. prison brutality
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 12:43 PM
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2. Child pornography.
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moriah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:06 PM
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5. While I agree, many apparently don't....
I'm sure you know what I mean.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:26 PM
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9. I am not sure which is scarier
The number of memes I am familiar with, or the number of memes I am unfamiliar with. :shrug:
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 12:45 PM
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3. Nothing.
Just know your audience.
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:09 PM
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6. +1
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Zavulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:16 PM
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17. +2.
Few things irritate me as much as someone telling me what I can and can't joke about.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:24 PM
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24. and do it *well*, if it's a touchy subject.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:27 PM
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26. Boy, you got that right.
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 12:46 PM
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4. depends on the cultural reference, i guess each culture has its own taboos
whether thats racial, ethnic, geographical or even what job you are in that makes some jokes acceptable that wouldnt be elsewhere, classic example i know a lot of jokes that would be covered by teh first two replies to this thread.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:18 PM
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21. I tend to agree, really depends on one's audience
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:24 PM
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7. Anything that your audience, or a subset of your audience...
finds offensive or hurtful.
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insanity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:15 PM
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15. I think that might be too strict
I don't think it is fair to make jokes about things where people have been innocently victimized (like rape, murder, etc..) unless you know that those jokes won't offend the target audience (for instance, it is more acceptable for black comedians to use the 'n' word then it is for Michael Richards to scream it). However, some jokes that offend people are necessary. Colbert's skewering of Bush- to his face- is a classic example of that. People need to be offended sometimes, it is acceptable to push boundaries sometimes, and if we didn't do that life would be a lot more dull.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:33 PM
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10. Nothing is too serious
n/t
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 01:47 PM
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11. So...
If someone's child is raped and killed by a psychopath, it is OK to joke about it to that person?

Nothing is too serious...What a dumbass thing to say...and that kind of thinking is rampant at DU.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:02 PM
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12. The holocaust.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:03 PM
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13. +1
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RFKHumphreyObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:50 PM
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20. +2
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:24 PM
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25. depends, i know a lot of jokes about the camps etc etc etc
you might find them offensive but its black humour...
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theNotoriousP.I.G. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:14 PM
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14. I think
genocide, sexual violence of any kind and Carrot Top's hideous face lifts.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:16 PM
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16. A well constructed joke can be made about anything.
IMHO.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:29 PM
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18. humor is very subjective.
I think that part of a healing process is to be able to laugh and find humor in even the most devastating of situations. Well-crafted, while keeping the audience in mind is part of being able to do this. just my .02
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Taitertots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 02:32 PM
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19. Look at the person you are about to tell the joke to
If they have any of the attributes your joke references then you probably shouldn't say it.
If you are going to be video taped, you probably shouldn't say much.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:20 PM
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22. Nor is it a good idea to post it online with your real name
like on facebook or myspace
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 04:21 PM
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23. The hump on my back.


























Just kidding! I like to draw a smiley face on it.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 10:37 PM
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27. Rape. Genocide.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-10-09 10:46 PM
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28. Yep.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 08:45 AM
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29. +1
Edited on Sun Oct-11-09 08:46 AM by Haole Girl
or +2
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