Yeah, I totally agree. As I said in response to the marrog: I think the post boils down to "Know your audience, and be aware that you might be upsetting them." - there are numerous jokes I'd tell in person that I wouldn't broadcast online
So, for instance, I wouldn't tell jokes about bulimia in front of you, now, because I wouldn't want to leave you upset.
And I agree that telling jokes about people being raped is generally not good, but some jokes have rape (or whatever) _in_ them, and the joke isn't at the expense of anyone in particular. And I think at that point you just have to know your audience, and decide how uncomfortable you're willing to make your audience to make a joke. And that's absolutely fine to me - I wouldn't censor anyone. I'd just like them to think, and make a judgement, rather than blunder into it without realising the effect they might be having.
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I think the post boils down to "Know your audience, and be aware that you might be upsetting them." - there are numerous jokes I'd tell in person that I wouldn't broadcast online
So, for instance, I wouldn't tell jokes about bulimia in front of you, now, because I wouldn't want to leave you upset.
And I agree that telling jokes about people being raped is generally not good, but some jokes have rape (or whatever) _in_ them, and the joke isn't at the expense of anyone in particular. And I think at that point you just have to know your audience, and decide how uncomfortable you're willing to make your audience to make a joke. And that's absolutely fine to me - I wouldn't censor anyone. I'd just like them to think, and make a judgement, rather than blunder into it without realising the effect they might be having.