Most liked posts in thread: 'Jokes' which might offend

It would, humour is now banned don't yer know..?

 

Agree with most of that except the 50 years bit, I would say that it's only in the last 10 years or so that humour has had to be censored and cancelled, humour is subjective obviously and if something makes you laugh you shouldn't have to stop and think that it's ok, if it doesn't make you laugh then that's on the individual too..
Remember ballroom dancing was popular in the 50's, still goes on today uncensored..!!

 

Usual dismissive response that completely avoids any discussion of the actual issues.

My description a bit too close to home, eh Tony?

 

Erm, no you can't mate, mind your own business...

 

You see, you can still be funny without being offensive. Well done you.

 

Sure. But offending those who are in the majority, who are comfortable, or privileged, or wielding power, or on the make, or abusing others, is very different from laughing at those who are disadvantaged or the butt of prejudice.
My problem with humour based on prejudice and discriminates is that it perpetuates and exacerbates those things.
One of the reasons why the Tories hate the BBC and Channel 4 so much is because they are constantly having the piss taken out of them by comedians. They'd much rather those comedians were still aiming racist, sexist and homophobic gags at ordinary people, like in the 60s and 70s, than aiming their laughter at them.

 

I think its stupid, I don’t think its funny.

That’s not to say I think jokes ‘aimed on the basis of gender’ should be stopped en masse.

 

Apparently being racist, lying, immoral and sexist is highly popular amongst the electorate.

 

It's a poor attempt at humour. Doesn't offend me though. Or should we report the fan to a steward for a piss poor joke?

 

Exactly that. Some of these kids nowadays would want his job or a prison term. Pathetic.

 

I disagree. Most people are intelligent to know satire when they see it.

 

I hope you lot are happy I daredn’t ask our lass to make a coffee now in case someone over hears me and gets upset

 

Ooohhhhh you’re going to be struck by lightning saying things like that

 

Of course not. They are just a play on words based on names. Nothing offensive whatsoever about those jokes. Why would anyone think there is?

 

Isn't this the exact problem?

Blazing saddles is hilarious but if the jokes were written today the people who laugh at them would be admonished. Time doesn't stop them being actually funny even if the subjects are now taboo.

Whether things are funny and whether they're acceptable are too separate things. The joke that started this thread was neither however they're not always mutually exclusive.

 

The left are out of power for a generation thankfully.

 

Sounds like a brilliant reason to support it

 

Love Thy Neighbour...Eddie Booth was the ignorant white racist and the joke was always on him. The person of colour (are we allowed to say black? I lose track) next door always got one up on him....

Wouldnt see the light of day now.

 

Really? A series i could watch again and again due to the genius that is Ricky Gervais. I love his general take on life.

 

Me neither.