Dark Humor and Shock Comedy – How far is too far?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-19-2012, 08:39 PM

Recent events in a thread have inspired this topic.

How far does black comedy go before it becomes so distastful that it becomes offensive? Can so called dark humor, such as jokes about death, murder, rape, and domestic violence, or so called shock humor – jokes about God, race, homosexuality, etc... Ever be appreciated in any kind of context, or is it morally disgusting to use such serious subjects in comedy?

Stephen · 03-19-2012, 08:45 PM

I don't know that you can have the line set in stone but you can always tell when it's been crossed. Are emoticons a license to offend?

**Janszoon** · 03-19-2012, 08:49 PM

I think it's all about context. Anything can be funny if it's said under the right circumstances by the right person.

duga · 03-19-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think it's all about context. Anything can be funny if it's said under the right circumstances by the right person.

This.

Referring to the argument that inspired this thread...if Canwll made a rape joke I might be so surprised he did that I would probably laugh. A lot. Other people are on thin ice and should really watch what they say.

CanwllCorfe · 03-20-2012, 06:07 PM

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Referring to the argument that inspired this thread...if Canwll made a rape joke I might be so surprised he did that I would probably laugh. A lot. Other people are on thin ice and should really watch what they say.

I have tons of good rape jokes.

Not really, but I do love black humor, as well as anti jokes. And other stuff too. I don't think there's a "too far", unless as others have said, it's in the wrong context. Luckily a lot of people in my family, except for a small few, can handle anything. That helps a LOT.

Stephen · 03-19-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think it's all about context. Anything can be funny if it's said under the right circumstances by the right person.

I am notoriously bad at judging what the right circumstances are. I don't know how many times I have made a joke that nobody has understood and have been completely embarrassed by the time I have explained to people what I meant and why I thought it was funny.

Forward To Death · 03-19-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think it's all about context. Anything can be funny if it's said under the right circumstances by the right person.

This is about where I stand on this issue. Although, I will only call someone out on dark humor when they fixate on one thing and it becomes annoying. Like those people who only make jokes about race, but take offense to religious jokes or whatever.

Traditionally, if the person takes similar humor in return without getting all upset, it helps a lot.

If the joke is a joke though, and it appears that the person means no harm, I find it hard to object. Hatred is entirely different.

hip hop bunny hop · 03-19-2012, 10:15 PM

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Traditionally, if the person takes similar humor in return without getting all upset, it helps a lot.

I concur; if someone tries to be edgy in a certain regard, but maintains their own holy cows, it annoys me to no end. I've a special dislike for a certain breed of Atheists who enjoy mocking the Christian religion, yet maintain a devout faith in egalitarianism.

**Janszoon** · 03-19-2012, 10:22 PM

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I concur; if someone tries to be edgy in a certain regard, but maintains their own holy cows, it annoys me to no end. I've a special dislike for a certain breed of Atheists who enjoy mocking the Christian religion, yet maintain a devout faith in egalitarianism.

Sounds like you either don't know what "egalitarianism" means or you don't know what "atheism" means. Maybe both.

hip hop bunny hop · 03-19-2012, 10:46 PM

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Sounds like you either don't know what "egalitarianism" means or you don't know what "atheism" means. Maybe both.

Sorry, are you implying there is a some sort of relationship between these two notions? If so, I'd love, love, love to hear you elaborate on that.

03-19-2012, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
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