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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I'm here to laugh. Not plot murder.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 141 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

In this instance i kinda agree, but there's a line that gets crossed where that doesn't apply, so perhaps sturdier logic is needed.

EDIT: For instance, if this Ricky Gervais meme were posted to justify a joke making light of police brutality against black people, that's clearly far over the line. This joke isn't even close to the line IMO. But where is the line? And - genuinely, out of curiosity because dark humour is a deep love of mine - what is the correct line of reasoning? I really do think "just take a joke, it's fun, have a laugh" like the meme implies is the correct stance in regards to things like this. But, since the logic doesn't really hold up at the extreme, it to me implies the logic may be a little off.

[–] 9thSun@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think "the line" you're talking about is all in the delivery of the joke. Poor delivery could make a relatively tame dark joke really bad, and great delivery could make a heinous joke the talk of the night.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I think you're on to something, there.

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