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Have you ever been told:
- “Learn to take a joke.”
- “Why are you so serious?”
- “Lighten up.”
In this episode, I explain which jokes I find offensive and how sensitive people think it’s more important to not hurt people than to be funny.
Related posts on this blog: Some jokes aren’t funny
The mean jokes/pranks mentioned in this episode:
- Article about Daniel Tosh’s rape joke
- The Saturday Night Live ISIS skit
- The “dropping baby from the balcony” prank
- The student driver prank
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Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
I just listened to this, and I think what you say is very good. I also don’t like offensive jokes, and never feel good when jokes are made to embarrass other people. I was often told to be too serious or to take things too seriously, but meanwhile I’ve accepted that as a part of my personality. Those who know me, like my sense of humor. Have you ever thought of HSPs having a stronger sense for justice/injustice? I’m wondering because injustice is something I am suffering from since my childhood. (A hard thing in a world of unfair competition…) I would like to know if that is true for others, too. Thanks for your effort!
Hi Doris. YES, I do think HSPs have a strong sense of justice! I can’t stand when things are unfair or unjust. I feel like wrongs should be made right. Injustices should not go unpunished or unrecognized.
I grew up in a family where I took things “too seriously” but I can’t stand the offensive, mindless “jokes” there’s no real substance in it. I’d rather be alone than have to listen to that crap