Offensive jokes

[Bunnylingus]

The point in offensive jokes is that people get upset by them?

Im genuinely interested in this, its more wheter you find it funny, and why, that Im looking for. Im not looking to attack anyones views.

[endless psych]

The humour is derieved from saying something that you shouldn't, something inappropriate, most decent humour is derived from either out and out slapstick or the former.

Like "Ohmigod they didn't just say that did they" then either laughter or offence.

[Witch]

theres a theory that people make jokes about things ie the mccans, colin mccrae, diana etc to be able to deal with them
i cant remember where i read it though

[Noizy Rab]

people who get upset about diana/mcann/whatever jokes are the same people who cry over the deaths of celebrities they've never met, in my opinion it's fine for it to have some kind of effect on you because after all we're only human, but crying about it like somebody just shot your dog in the face then shat on it is taking things too far

[James]

I don't find them offensive cos it has nothing to do with me. I just won't laugh at them cos I don't find them funny. I don't find 2 young boys dying in a helicopter funny. I don't think people who laugh at them would find them funny either if it was their kids or it was their kid who was kidnapped. I don't think their day would be a bundle of laughs and texes to their friends about it.

[endless psych]

Originally Posted by Witch

theres a theory that people make jokes about things ie the mccans, colin mccrae, diana etc to be able to deal with them

Its pretty widely accepted that people use humour to deflect from the seriousness of certain events. "If we didn't laugh we'd cry" etc etc. It's found quite often in constructionist health research when Men, discussing relatively serious health issues, will use humour in their narrative to 'lighten the mood'.

[Bunnylingus]

Originally Posted by Noizy Rab

people who get upset about diana/mcann/whatever jokes are the same people who cry over the deaths of celebrities they've never met, in my opinion it's fine for it to have some kind of effect on you because after all we're only human, but crying about it like somebody just shot your dog in the face then shat on it is taking things too far

Never cried over the death of someone Ive never met.

[Hammer]

I have no problem with offensive jokes. A lot of the Maddie ones have been pretty funny. Haven't seen any decent Colin McRae ones though.

As to why I find them funny, it's probably because I don't really give a damm about maddie/princess di/whoever else.

[DiamondAFC]

The more offensive the better, life is a joke at times. Id laugh at someone telling me a joke informing me i was dying. Just me though.

Only thing that pisses me off is the same joke time after time where the names change but still same joke.

[Zippy]

I lap them up.

[Meatballs]

I don't really care about the content of the joke, as long as it's funny.

[MarkMono]

I find the implication that women have less of a broad sense of humour than men quite offensive, and can't imagine laughing at people joking about it.

If satire, even crap satire, offends you then you've missed the point.

[Cuff Daddy]

Originally Posted by Meatballs

I don't really care about the content of the joke, as long as it's funny.

Me too

[Jaemi]

They have to be funny though.
I like an offensive joke as much as the next man, but I'm not going to laugh just because "ooh, isn't he risque for saying that".

[MarkMono]

Do you find funny jokes funny?

Yes.

Does it matter one way or the other what the subject matter is?

No.