Is there anything you can't make a joke about?

[Straight Shooter]

In the world that we live in now it seems that people get offended by everything. So my question is if there is anything that you can't joke about? My answer is no. You can make a joke about anything because it's just a joke. People need to loosen up a bit and not take shit so seriously.

 

[LukeEl]

Dead friends or family members.

 

[GregCentauro]

marmite

 

[Peter Gazinya]

other than running out of beer, I can't really think of anything.

 

[ApolloBalboa]

You're right, there is nothing you can't make a joke about. The dilemma more lies in what can be considered a joke in good taste and when is appropriate to joke about it. For example, it's probably fine to make a joke about Charlie the Communist or something today, but you couldn't make a joke about 9/11 and really get away with it now. History can make for good joke material, but it can possibly bite you on the ass as well.

 

[darkwarrior3007]

Underpants Gnomes!

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

In the world that we live in now it seems that people get offended by everything. So my question is if there is anything that you can't joke about? My answer is no. You can make a joke about anything because it's just a joke. People need to loosen up a bit and not take shit so seriously.

Yes. Joking about anything politically "incorrect" - especially if you are white - makes you a racist or homophobe. :2 cents:

 

[LaLiLuLeLohan]

So two AIDS infected gay Black guys walk into Auschwitz on September 11th. The elderly former Kapo by the front gate throws his arms up and proclaims, "Hey, you guys can't stand there!"

The first AIDS infected gay Black guys yells back, "Why? Because we're Black?"

The Kapo shakes his head and says, "No. Of course not!"

The second AIDS infected gay Black guy then asks, "So then is it because we're gay and have AIDS?"

The Kapo shakes his head again and puts his hand to his forehead in frustration.

"Ugh, of course not." he replies. "I don't care who you are or what diseases you have, but you can't stand right there. That's where I buried Anne Frank."

See, you really can joke about anything...problem is that jokes are usually unfunny. Like that one.

As far as 9-11 being a no-no, South Park and The Family Guy went there. Gilbert Gottfried did a horrible joke about 9-11 just a couple weeks after it happened. Hell, Gilbert made Greg Giraldo jokes on Facebook the day after Greg died.

The majority of people will defend or accept any joke as long as it's good.

 

[Rey C.]

You're right, there is nothing you can't make a joke about. The dilemma more lies in what can be considered a joke in good taste and when is appropriate to joke about it. For example, it's probably fine to make a joke about Charlie the Communist or something today, but you couldn't make a joke about 9/11 and really get away with it now. History can make for good joke material, but it can possibly bite you on the ass as well.

^^^ This.

A guy I used to work with was a self-styled wise-ass. In his opinion, he was the funniest, wittiest human being that God ever created. Another guy we worked with was married to a woman who developed breast cancer. While we were getting ready for a meeting one day, Mr. Wise-ass made the statement/"joke" that the other guy could save a lot of money by just sliding his wife's tits into a microwave and setting it on "popcorn". As far as I know, no one ever told the other guy that Wise-ass had said this... cause it would have probably led to violence. We just all looked at him as a piece of shit from that day forward.

Flash-forward about three years... Mr. Wise-ass's daughter developed cancer. Innocent little kid with a shit-ass of a father. We didn't blame her for who her father was. But I don't believe anyone in my department donated any money when the hat was passed around either. On the other hand, we did have the decency not to point out the cruel irony of his situation to him.

So sure, you can "joke" about anything. But I get sick & tired of people sniveling, bitching and whining if someone calls them out for something stupid they've said. So yeah, you pretty much have the right to say anything (in the U.S.). And... people have the right to give you a thumbs-down or treat you like a piece of shit if they want to. It's a two-way street.

 

[LaLiLuLeLohan]

^^^ This.

A guy I used to work with was a self-styled wise-ass. In his opinion, he was the funniest, wittiest human being that God ever created. Another guy we worked with was married to a woman who developed breast cancer. While we were getting ready for a meeting one day, Mr. Wise-ass made the statement/"joke" that the other guy could save a lot of money by just sliding his wife's tits into a microwave and setting it on "popcorn". As far as I know, no one ever told the other guy that Wise-ass had said this... cause it would have probably led to violence. We just all looked at him as a piece of shit from that day forward.

Flash-forward about three years... Mr. Wise-ass's daughter developed cancer. Innocent little kid with a shit-ass of a father. We didn't blame her for who her father was. But I don't believe anyone in my department donated any money when the hat was passed around either. On the other hand, we did have the decency not to point out the cruel irony of his situation to him.

So sure, you can "joke" about anything. But I get sick & tired of people sniveling, bitching and whining if someone calls them out for something stupid they've said. So yeah, you pretty much have the right to say anything (in the U.S.). And... people have the right to give you a thumbs-down or treat you like a piece of shit if they want to. It's a two-way street.

That's a huge thing these days; people who say outrageous, retarded shit and then use their right to say it as an attempted means to bat away criticism for saying it.

A few months back, I saw Glenn Beck reading some excerpt from a column that some liberal writer wrote in a magazine or some blog (I forget). She was basically calling him an idiot for bashing unions...or ACORN or whatever it was. It was all rhetoric, just rhetoric.

Anyway, Beck looked at the camera after reading and said, "See America, this is what they want to do. They want to shut me up and call me names." It was just the dopiest thing I've ever witnessed. It's like when you were a kid, driving in a car and sitting next to your brother or sister. You'd see a VW Beetle and punch your sibling in the arm and say, "Punchbuggy! No punch backs!"

You can't do that shit as adults. You can't just make up your own rules and try to claim that opposing speech is suppressive speech.

Firsties!

 

[Deepcover]

Slavery.

 

[PirateKing]

The genocide in Darfur? :dunno:

 

[CunningStunts]

Exploiting children.

Everything else is fair game.

 

[L3ggy]

You can joke about me

 

[ICanHasLogin]

Too soon, dude.

 

[averageJoe]

Dead friends or family members.

Nope, its been done.

Whoopi Goldberg's Standup... "never say anything about the dead unless it's good... 'He's dead...GOOD!'" :1orglaugh

 

[DJCowboy]

I say everything is free to joke about. Just be mindful of who you say it to

 

[mrtrebus]

Icecold322? :dunno:

 

[mrtrebus]

You can joke about me

To easy a target.

 

[vodkazvictim]

It results in :ban2:
:hammer: