Off Colour Jokes and Why You're a Plebe for Using them

Key · 10-15-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Why do you even have to say it to people you don't know just because you say it to closer friends?

Have you ever sat in a break room at work with people you know pretty well and with people you don't know really well? That's the type of situation i'm talking about.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 10-15-2013, 07:05 PM

You know what's really funny? When some dumbass tells an off colour joke and you don't laugh, but rather just sit there stonefaced. I do this all the time . Their reaction to that is ****ing hilarious.

WWWP · 10-15-2013, 07:47 PM

The reason you should care about offending people is because you're an ******* if you don't. Any ******* can take the "if you're offended that's your problem" road, it takes a conscious effort to not be an ******* and care about the people around you, regardless of whether they are your friend or a perfect stranger.

You don't know the sense of humor of any given person, and that's fine, but you also don't know their life experience. If you can't censor yourself enough to take that into consideration then you're an *******, plain and simple. Offending people is not always a bad thing, but when it directly harms a person or a group of people for the sake of "being funny" then it becomes unacceptable.

I think that the only thing we can do in life is try our best to be a decent person, and if you're making jokes that can potentially traumatize or trigger someone, whether it's intentional or not, then you're not being decent.

Burning Down · 10-15-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Junkyard Donner

The reason you should care about offending people is because you're an ******* if you don't. Any ******* can take the "if you're offended that's your problem" road, it takes a conscious effort to not be an ******* and care about the people around you, regardless of whether they are your friend or a perfect stranger.

You don't know the sense of humor of any given person, and that's fine, but you also don't know their life experience. If you can't censor yourself enough to take that into consideration then you're an *******, plain and simple. Offending people is not always a bad thing, but when it directly harms a person or a group of people for the sake of "being funny" then it becomes unacceptable.

I think that the only thing we can do in life is try our best to be a decent person, and if you're making jokes that can potentially traumatize or trigger someone, whether it's intentional or not, then you're not being decent.

This, absolutely. 100000000 x

Very well said.

Engine · 10-15-2013, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

Have you ever sat in a break room at work with people you know pretty well and with people you don't know really well? That's the type of situation i'm talking about.

Are you saying you throw around faggot and nigger jokes in the break room when you only know some of the people?

Pretty weird, man.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 10-15-2013, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Junkyard Donner

The reason you should care about offending people is because you're an ******* if you don't. Any ******* can take the "if you're offended that's your problem" road, it takes a conscious effort to not be an ******* and care about the people around you, regardless of whether they are your friend or a perfect stranger.

You don't know the sense of humor of any given person, and that's fine, but you also don't know their life experience. If you can't censor yourself enough to take that into consideration then you're an *******, plain and simple. Offending people is not always a bad thing, but when it directly harms a person or a group of people for the sake of "being funny" then it becomes unacceptable.

I think that the only thing we can do in life is try our best to be a decent person, and if you're making jokes that can potentially traumatize or trigger someone, whether it's intentional or not, then you're not being decent.

Exactly. I hate it when people as so irresponsible with their ****ty senses of humour.

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 10-15-2013, 08:00 PM

yah but its the internet so like i said, ya gotta give it and take it differently

Burning Down · 10-15-2013, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

yah but its the internet so like i said, ya gotta give it and take it differently

Shouldn't matter. There's still a person on the other end reading what you're saying to them, whether through a forum, IM, reddit, Youtube, whatever. I know the Internet provides a more anonymous environment for this kind of thing, but just look at all the instances of cyber bullying and how tragic some of the cases turned out.

Engine · 10-15-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

yah but its the internet so like i said, ya gotta give it and take it differently

Not everybody lives online, fatass

WWWP · 10-15-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

yah but its the internet so like i said, ya gotta give it and take it differently

No, you don't gotta. You're making excuses for ****ty behavior.

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~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	You know what's really funny? When some dumbass tells an off colour joke and you don't laugh, but rather just sit there stonefaced. I do this all the time . Their reaction to that is ****ing hilarious.

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~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	yah but its the internet so like i said, ya gotta give it and take it differently