How common is it for people to confuse being racist, sexist, etc. with being funny? Most of the time it isn't even "ironic."
there can be funny sexist/racist jokes
much in the same way that there can be funny jokes about any subject matter
There are basically jokes that happen to be involve sensitive, jokes that involve something sensitive in a way that is not so great, and references to problematic things that people think are funny.
They're all kinda different.
Both things can be funny, it is just incredibly dependant on a multitude of different factors such as delivery, timing, context, the actual joke itself, the audience, etc
Saying "this is a super special topic that you can't make light of" is just going to (a) make people go after the topic more and (b) give people who actually want to be hurtful a better idea of how they can do so.
I admit this is something I actually do, and I should probably stop.
Man I think I agree with the gist but "race isn't complicated because it's not real" is dumb.
For analogies, consider gender or our selection of axioms for mathematics.
There's probably quite a bit wrong with the article, but it does speak to me.
It's something that I do a lot, mostly because I carry a lot of guilt over my still quite recent cultural heritage.
I had a friend who I used to verbally spar with like this. Jokingly, but probably also as a way to find our place in the "new South Africa" since we were both one foot in/one foot out since the transition happened in our teens, but from different sides.
And that conversation style tends to carry over to other people (including this forum) but without any of the history and context that it was born in.
And I really need to unlearn that.
Ha.
Transition.
Anyway, I find myself in the state of "You are a complete dumbass and your argument is riddled with holes but I agree with the conclusion" a lot. And I usually end up playing "devil's advocate" because of it, but what I'm really doing is shooting down terrible arguments because they bug me almost as much as people being terrible. And then saying "but this is right in the end because" and then something that is less terrible an argument.
People love this, I assure you.
I also do this all the time
Trying to do it less, since people often find it irritating, or interpret me as disagreeing with them more strongly than I do.
I don't do it too often, make it obvious I agree with them, and am really not aggressive while still making firm points. Also, have a female username. Which I'm sure matters because we're dealing with people here. So people usually don't find it irritating, because I couch it in so many "I agree with you but" and "I don't think this makes sense because" and so on.
I mean I'm anxious and hate argumentation and am generally just not particularly courageous at social stuff so that is all natural, but I'm also good at identifying fallacies while providing alternative arguments.
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
Hadn't seen the Conan version of that gif
I really don't understand why she has to get punctured in the god damn neck with a spike
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ElldrenIs a woman dammitceterum censeoRegistered Userregular
How common is it for people to confuse being racist, sexist, etc. with being funny? Most of the time it isn't even "ironic."
there can be funny sexist/racist jokes
much in the same way that there can be funny jokes about any subject matter
There are basically jokes that happen to be involve sensitive, jokes that involve something sensitive in a way that is not so great, and references to problematic things that people think are funny.
They're all kinda different.
Both things can be funny, it is just incredibly dependant on a multitude of different factors such as delivery, timing, context, the actual joke itself, the audience, etc
Saying "this is a super special topic that you can't make light of" is just going to (a) make people go after the topic more and (b) give people who actually want to be hurtful a better idea of how they can do so.
AManFromEarthLet's get to twerk!The King in the SwampRegistered Userregular
Like, ok, I laugh at hilarious deaths in vidja games as much as the next 20something.
Countless hours of fun were spent in Halo 1 making a pile of dead masterchiefs in those shitty library sections instead of playing the game.
But do we really need to spike Lara Croft through the throat, have it jab out the back of her head, and then see her gasping for air while clawing at the spike?
I submit that we do not.
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
I keep accidentally touching the square inch of my neck that got electrocuted today.
I'm worried I'm gonna give myself MRSA or something.
How did you...?
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
I keep accidentally touching the square inch of my neck that got electrocuted today.
I'm worried I'm gonna give myself MRSA or something.
How did you...?
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
HOW WILL YOU BE BEARDED LADY?
fuck gendered marketing
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CorehealerThe ApothecaryThe softer edge of the universe.Registered Userregular
I keep accidentally touching the square inch of my neck that got electrocuted today.
I'm worried I'm gonna give myself MRSA or something.
How did you...?
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
HOW WILL YOU BE BEARDED LADY?
I will take someone else's beard and tape it to my face!
Though seriously I don't want to be bearded lady.
Bearded androgynous guy, ok. Bearded lady, not ok. So if I could oscillate between those I'd be happiest but reality's a dick and I have to pick one.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
One time they did this stupid thing where you go nose-in to a little waterfall or whatever, someone sits at the front of the raft, and it's called riding the bull.
And when my ex rode the bull, she used my balls as a backstop for her feet to keep her balance.
I keep accidentally touching the square inch of my neck that got electrocuted today.
I'm worried I'm gonna give myself MRSA or something.
How did you...?
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
No shaving is always worth it.
As part of the nervous condition I have apparently developed, I keep on plucking out my beard stubble. It makes for a surprisingly smooth stretch of skin down the side on my chin.
One time they did this stupid thing where you go nose-in to a little waterfall or whatever, someone sits at the front of the raft, and it's called riding the bull.
And when my ex rode the bull, she used my balls as a backstop for her feet to keep her balance.
I'm half-convinced she intended to.
This anecdote only inspires in me a sense of betrayal and sadness.
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
I keep accidentally touching the square inch of my neck that got electrocuted today.
I'm worried I'm gonna give myself MRSA or something.
How did you...?
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
No shaving is always worth it.
As part of the nervous condition I have apparently developed, I keep on plucking out my beard stubble. It makes for a surprisingly smooth stretch of skin down the side on my chin.
What do you mean
Ohhh "(no shaving) is always worth it"
Not "no, shaving is always worth it"
Lisp is way more elegant than English. All things should have nested clauses.
Yeah, I am sure I've mentioned this before but I'm always scared of big changes and permanence. I have not had much of a beard for years and have loved it, yet I'm worried I'm going to miss it and all of a sudden want to be Indiana Jones for Halloween. Like, if I keep a patch for cloning and reimplantation I will feel safer, which is weird as shit because that's not something I'd ever do, but the option is appealing. I know it's a hilarious human bias and yet I still suffer it.
Fuck biases!
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21stCenturyCall me Pixel, or Pix for short![They/Them]Registered Userregular
You know, I've just finished playing a game where you spend most of your time decapitating/dismembering people with a magically-sharp sword...
And that Tomb Raider .gif? It made me squeak in disgust.
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It’s not a very important country most of the time
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mortious
NSFW .gif
http://i.minus.com/iMb1QhAYxpbHN.gif
Nah, burning my face hair off to improve my aerodynamic properties.
SHE COULDNT KEEP STRUGGLING WITH THAT THROUGH HER HEAD
and im like
well doods do you know how many people keep moving after having the most unimaginably fucked things happen 2 their brains LOL
pm me the current address cause i only have the old one
xoxo
What.
The.
Fuck.
OVER THE LINE, SMOKEY
get a burrito with actual chunks of beef
like, the grilled stuft steak burrito with sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomato, extra hot sauce etc
Conan makes that gif great.
Big Mac attack.
get spoilers on ur butt
they lift, tone and improve cornering
I don't think I want to play this game.
I don't do it too often, make it obvious I agree with them, and am really not aggressive while still making firm points. Also, have a female username. Which I'm sure matters because we're dealing with people here. So people usually don't find it irritating, because I couch it in so many "I agree with you but" and "I don't think this makes sense because" and so on.
I mean I'm anxious and hate argumentation and am generally just not particularly courageous at social stuff so that is all natural, but I'm also good at identifying fallacies while providing alternative arguments.
I really don't understand why she has to get punctured in the god damn neck with a spike
jesus christ
oic
i going to telluride nao in mid march
vermont tomorrow yayyy jay peak
sry i will not be in boston for pax time skippy (and if i were i woulda stayed at home and just come in to meet ppl)
You just threw me #400. That's a good 'un.
That article is poorly written.
"Remember the good old days when you could just slap Omni-gel on everything?"
"That security upgrade made a lot of people unhappy."
Countless hours of fun were spent in Halo 1 making a pile of dead masterchiefs in those shitty library sections instead of playing the game.
But do we really need to spike Lara Croft through the throat, have it jab out the back of her head, and then see her gasping for air while clawing at the spike?
I submit that we do not.
I am being purposefully obtuse.
I had some thermolytic electrolysis today during my free consult. I hate how expensive and long it takes and permanent it is, but I really have to get rid of my beard somehow.
If I could just shave and makeup forever I might, but the shadow is a pain in the ass and this is the only way to get rid of it. I'm worried about regretting it even though the chances I will are... low.
I've been a few times.
It's p boring.
no decapitations, 2/10
the right shape already or?
400 in total, or 400th from me personally?
HOW WILL YOU BE BEARDED LADY?
I make my own sandwiches now anyways from scratch, as I am cutting down on my carb intake.
hell with it, I'm heading home.
why you gotta be so cool shaz
why
I will take someone else's beard and tape it to my face!
Though seriously I don't want to be bearded lady.
Bearded androgynous guy, ok. Bearded lady, not ok. So if I could oscillate between those I'd be happiest but reality's a dick and I have to pick one.
One time they did this stupid thing where you go nose-in to a little waterfall or whatever, someone sits at the front of the raft, and it's called riding the bull.
And when my ex rode the bull, she used my balls as a backstop for her feet to keep her balance.
I'm half-convinced she intended to.
Total, dummy.
No shaving is always worth it.
As part of the nervous condition I have apparently developed, I keep on plucking out my beard stubble. It makes for a surprisingly smooth stretch of skin down the side on my chin.
It’s not a very important country most of the time
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mortious
and you just say "hah hah, fuck you, hacking mini-game".
they are too explicitly masculine
This anecdote only inspires in me a sense of betrayal and sadness.
What do you mean
Ohhh "(no shaving) is always worth it"
Not "no, shaving is always worth it"
Lisp is way more elegant than English. All things should have nested clauses.
Yeah, I am sure I've mentioned this before but I'm always scared of big changes and permanence. I have not had much of a beard for years and have loved it, yet I'm worried I'm going to miss it and all of a sudden want to be Indiana Jones for Halloween. Like, if I keep a patch for cloning and reimplantation I will feel safer, which is weird as shit because that's not something I'd ever do, but the option is appealing. I know it's a hilarious human bias and yet I still suffer it.
Fuck biases!
And that Tomb Raider .gif? It made me squeak in disgust.
Yowch...
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