HSP Podcast #35: Being offended by “jokes”

March 31, 2015 by 2 Comments

ep 35 jokes graphicHave 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:

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Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

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Some jokes aren’t funny

March 30, 2015 by 10 Comments

funnygorillaAre there pranks you don’t find funny? Are you offended by jokes that other people aren’t offended by?

It’s frequently debated in pop culture whether certain controversial topics are ok to joke about. Rape, pedophilia, and racial violence are frequently among these cringe-y topics. Is it ok to make jokes about rape? Isn’t comedy about pushing boundaries? How much time must pass after a terrible incident before people can joke about it? It’s all just words, isn’t it? [Read more…]

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