• Some idiot thought it would be funny laughing at the death of childrens: A Colombian student teases
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[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44882723]I don't really get the joke. I'll defend his right to make a shitty joke, but I don't get this one. Is it just being offensive is the joke? It's not even doing that right. [/QUOTE] The joke was more on gas prices than kids.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44883639]>implying you can actually read[/QUOTE] Is there something the matter? You don't seem too elated right now
god damn protoauthor just stop, you're devolving into 4chan shitposting.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44883639]>implying you can actually read[/QUOTE] This isn't 4chan. Quit acting like a 12 year old. Also, more to the point of the article, I can understand why this sort of thing happens. When I was in high school, a sophomore student committed suicide, and another student made some sort of joke about it in an e-mail (drew the joker face on him or something equivalently stupid, sorta equating to heath ledger's suicide I guess) that then got send around to everybody. Friends of the student who ended his life wanted to hurt the guy who made the joke. He just wanted to be ~edgy~. He later apologized and realized that it was an incredibly insensitive thing to do. I really hope the guy in this article will do the same. One joke is a stupid thing to ruin your life over. Don't get me wrong, I sometimes say incredibly offensive jokes like that (like I did with my other high school friend about the suicide well after the fact), but I don't do it [i]in earshot of people who were good friends with that guy[/i]. Timing is everything, and immediately after a tragedy is not the time to do it (at least not to the people who were directly affected by it).
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;44882686]shitty joke but lynching him would be a massive overreaction[/QUOTE] People have wicked hearts these days.
Sad thing is, this kid's now fucked. Because he made these jokes, I can guarantee you he will never get a job again. People are way too focused on fucking "catching" each other these days.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44883935]Sad thing is, this kid's now fucked. Because he made these jokes, I can guarantee you he will never get a job again. People are way too focused on fucking "catching" each other these days.[/QUOTE] Its university do not want to see never and all the information of him (name, dirrecion, their Facebook account and possibly phone numbers and the information of his family) is scattered across the web and his face on the news in Colombia And if found guilty will be sentenced to 3 years in prison for those jokes so when he gets out of jail for what he did (but if he is sentenced to a few months in jail and maybe community service) possibly being declared the unofficial public enemy in the whole Colombia therefore would be forced to leave this country for fear of being killed of the angry people and the parents of the children who died but time will tell But still, an Administrator can close this topic
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44883424]So you're defending this kid's right to make a joke, right?[/QUOTE] He has a right to and other people have the right to call them an asshole. I mean this is the kind of shit comedians like David Cross don't tread when it's so fresh and recent, why should he be an exception? [editline]a[/editline] I mean I disagree with him getting lynched but he's an asshole.
[QUOTE=Roshbitnak;44883820] Don't get me wrong, I sometimes say incredibly offensive jokes like that (like I did with my other high school friend about the suicide well after the fact), but I don't do it [I]in earshot of people who were good friends with that guy[/I]. Timing is everything, and immediately after a tragedy is not the time to do it (at least not to the people who were directly affected by it).[/QUOTE] if you can't say a joke in-front of the people it would offend, you should never say it at all.
Pulling jokes this early is not exactly a good idea, but beating him to death, that is another senseless thing to do and won't accomplish anything. He probably ruined his life, anyway, because it was stupid and asshole-ish, but some people will always go over the line, overreacting over words is not the way to go. I mean, he should have learned his lesson now, better late then never.
people make these jokes specifically because of 'should' Basic human nature to rebel against rules, wether its imposed from society or your body's own hesitations and conscience. You're only truly free if you're a sociopathic dick
[QUOTE=Sinbues;44884109]if you can't say a joke in-front of the people it would offend, you should never say it at all.[/QUOTE] I disagree. If somebody has been through something deeply hurtful, joking about it will only hurt them more. If I think a joke is legitimately funny but would be deeply offensive to that person, does that mean I should never tell it to anybody? Case in point: A friend told me some holocaust jokes, I found them pretty funny. I told them to some of my other friends, and they all found them funny. Later on that year, a holocaust survivor gave a speech at my high school. I would never in a million years tell her a joke like that. Knowing your audience is an incredibly important part of comedy.
[QUOTE=Roshbitnak;44884224]Case in point: A friend told me some holocaust jokes, I found them pretty funny. I told them to some of my other friends, and they all found them funny. Later on that year, a holocaust survivor gave a speech at my high school. I would never in a million years tell her a joke like that. Knowing your audience is an incredibly important part of comedy.[/QUOTE] and so is having balls to be creative enough to incorporate everyone into your jokes, if that's your comedy style; think of Patrice O'Neal, Bill Burr, and Louis C.K. in a way, despite what he has done, i'm repeating something Carlos Mencia has said before, that if you cannot make fun of someone in-front of them, then you have no right in saying any offensive jokes. and if you've heard any of the comics listed above, they do push their audiences and offend them.
[QUOTE=Sinbues;44884246]and so is having balls to be creative enough to incorporate everyone into your jokes, if that's your comedy style; think of Patrice O'Neal, Bill Burr, and Louis C.K. in a way, despite what he has done, i'm repeating something Carlos Mencia has said before, that if you cannot make fun of someone in-front of them, then you have no right in saying any offensive jokes. and if you've heard any of the comics listed above, they do push their audiences and offend them.[/QUOTE] This has nothing to do with balls, it has to do with taking in account the feelings that someone else might have. Just like you wouldn't say every joke in your head to your boss, or your grandma, or your parents, but you might tell them to your friends and coworkers. Besides, these people you listed are [i]comedians[/i]. They have audiences in the millions. If comedians didn't tell jokes that might offend somebody, they wouldn't say any jokes at all. What I'm talking about is adjusting your humor to the audience, much like a comedian might choose to avoid jokes about the city he's in because the audience will take it badly.
2001: Internet fool makes off colour joke, business as usual. 2014: Internet fool makes off colour joke, bring us the burning fire.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44883025]Alright, you have a point with wordplay puns. Only problem is is that they aren't funny or intelligent.[/QUOTE] Yeah, because it's intelligent to mock vulnerability (IE recent tragedy) right?
I believe you shouldn't be held accountable irl for jokes you crack on the internet, no matter how tasteless.
[QUOTE=lapsus_;44885265]I believe you shouldn't be held accountable irl for jokes you crack on the internet, no matter how tasteless.[/QUOTE] accountable from action or criticism is the big difference here
[QUOTE=lapsus_;44885265]I believe you shouldn't be held accountable irl for jokes you crack on the internet, no matter how tasteless.[/QUOTE] Um, why? Especially considering how the internet is such a big part of society and interaction?
Bet if this happened more often, people wouldn't run their fuckin' mouths online. Don't need to lynch'em though, just beat his ass and let'em think it over for the rest of his life.
This is why you don't do these jokes in a place where people can see who you are. If you're gonna be offensive, be anonymous.
[QUOTE=Cureless;44887922]Bet if this happened more often, people wouldn't run their fuckin' mouths online. Don't need to lynch'em though, just beat his ass and let'em think it over for the rest of his life.[/QUOTE] but muh freedom of speech.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44882766]All humor is offensive at its core. EDIT: Name me a joke that doesn't make fun of something, people.[/QUOTE] What's black and white and red all over? A newspaper
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44882766]All humor is offensive at its core. EDIT: Name me a joke that doesn't make fun of something, people.[/QUOTE] The plebometer is off the charts. How much of a complete fucking idiot do you have to be to say that 'All humor is offensive at its core'. Oh yeah, those knock knock jokes are some edgy fucking subject matter!
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