I was all like, “you know I bet this is innocent, just out of context.” AND THEN I LOOKED AT THE VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL FLYER RIGHT BELOW IT AND I CANNOT THINK THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL.
Sure those people can try giving me this "gift"
But as I'm very polite, I must give them something back in return right away.
Hmmm a knife in the throat would be very fitting, don't you think.
You know, I was going to type this big long thing about how people shouldn't be okay with something just because it's "dark humor" or whatever horseshit people trot out, but honestly, this is all about context. Making a rape joke a hardware store is a bad look, and really there's very few places and contexts where a rape joke can land successfully.
Here's a hot tip: if you have to keep telling people that you're just being funny or defending your humor, you aren't funny. You're just trying to shock people, which is the comedy equivalent of the jump scare.
Honestly I'm all for dark humor, but here it isn't tasteful, as @pripyatplatypus said a hardware store isn't the place for that as there is no expected complicity between the store and the clients. Some might take it as a great suggestion rather than a joke. Some might be brutally be reminded of a previous horrible experience in a place where they let their guard down. It's vastly different than joking with friends or here, for instance.
But as I'm very polite, I must give them something back in return right away.
Hmmm a knife in the throat would be very fitting, don't you think.
Here's a hot tip: if you have to keep telling people that you're just being funny or defending your humor, you aren't funny. You're just trying to shock people, which is the comedy equivalent of the jump scare.