this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it absolutely can be. lots of folks have a sense of humor, you should look into getting one for yourself

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I bet you money I can make a joke that you will not enjoy/will upset you. Use your imagination. Your line for “too far” is not the universal standard, so don’t treat people like they’re wrong just because they don’t share your exact level of tolerance and exact same list of subjects available for humor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! What a reasonable take.

I don't post my dissent because I have no sense of humor or because I expect people to universally agree with my own sense of humor. I posted this because I hoped some people would think, "huh, maybe I shouldn't post jokes that further propagate the harms caused by patriarchy when there are plenty of other jokes I can make or ways I can phrase the same joke that aren't at the expense of those around me."

Maybe I want to live in a world where women are treated with the same respect as men. Part of making that change is not continuing to use language that is harmful towards them and calling out others for it when I see it.

TLDR: Do better OP. The bar is on the floor and you and everyone upvoting you still somehow missed it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ll take that bet hombre 😉

Jokes is jokes