It has been my experience, that the people usually getting offended by jokes are doing it on behalf of someone else, and not someone who would understandably find the joke in bad taste, (hell, sometimes they find the joke funny as well).
I think you are right! but at the same time if i put myself in that position where i hear a joke that might offend someone and dont say anything (and they end up not finding it funny aswell) wouldnt i be an accomplice? So i do like standing up for people because im not one to say if they will be okay with it, but in case they arent, i cant be either, and I would love for people to stand up for me in the same way too. But I agree with the post! hey if you want to tell a joke tell it! just be ready if someone doesnt like it and analyze if you would be willing to stand up for what you said! thats just my perspective.
I understand what you mean! at the same time Ive had jokes told about me by people that were "just trying to be funny" but were terribly offensive and they were terribly misinformed, so I would have appreciated if someone called them out or educated them because their intentions didn`t stop it from being hurtful. So again I agree with Mr Gervais here, tell any joke you feel like, you are free! an some of them even if edgy might be really well received!! but some of them may be not and in that case hopefully you will be receptive to learning why.
Okay, but in the context of your first comment, you were a bystander that didn't have the context, background, or knowledge to properly explain how/why the joke was offensive. You were just a person who didn't laugh and felt those who *could* find it offensive *might.*
So, what others are pointing out is, that most people who speak out against comedy, are the ones without the proper reason. The "defenders" whole argument tends to boil down to "This could be offensive to group-x, that I'm not a part of and haven't gotten the input of, but want to speak on behalf of anyway."
There are few things more condescending than this
So, what others are pointing out is, that most people who speak out against comedy, are the ones without the proper reason. The "defenders" whole argument tends to boil down to "This could be offensive to group-x, that I'm not a part of and haven't gotten the input of, but want to speak on behalf of anyway."