I think you have to take into consideration your audience. Rape survivors probably aren't going to find rape jokes funny. The same for people who endured abuse as children aren't necessarily going to find humour in pedophile jokes.
But then you have some who do use it to cope or whatever with their trauma. But really people should just ask their friends if they like dark humor and save themselves the embarrassment of seeming like a psychopath by saying something really dark to someone who's super sensitive
Actually anything can be joked about if handled with care. Seriously some of the best comedians can make a victim laugh at that problem if the delivery was clever and mostly respectful but that's opinion based and hard to achieve... still possible ya just gotta me careful
Well good taste would say that dark jokes are not jokes. Hood is saying that a good delivery and followthrough is what makes a good joke regardless of its content.
Yup, it all depends on the person, any thing can oftend anyone (quite literally it feels these days but whatever) but if the person has a sense of humour and you can put them in a good mood with a few prior jokes or a great setup you can make any joke if you know where to draw the line, read the crowd, put it in the right context and you have a very strong delivery. Nothing is off limits but understanding the audience helps draw the line (for that crowd at least) and not offend anyone or turn them around. This is why a comedians job is a lot more stressful and difficult than people think
I read or saw somewhere that it’s not so much about who is making the joke, except in the case of specific groups making fun of their own stereotypes. It’s more about whom the joke is about—so, a rape joke about survivors makes people uncomfortable, but one that mocks rapers will make people laugh.
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Well the thing is, we don't have gallows anymore. Typically when someone makes a suicide joke they are either talking about a John Doe that doesn't exist or someone who either committed suicide in the past or did it far away. Either way, the joke is not usually explicitly told in that person or his family's face in bad taste.
Bottom line, who gives enough of a fuck life is too short to worry about stranger's feelings.
Bottom line, who gives enough of a fuck life is too short to worry about stranger's feelings.