• Solivine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So it’s funny because some people with that attitude exist, and therefore you make a joke those people would make? How is that different from saying a racist joke and claiming you’re making fun of racists? (non-hostile question)

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      Throw in some subtle nuance in the delivery, and I’ve done similar to basically call someone a jackass to their face.

      For a rough example - attending a kids birthday party in the presence of racist ex-inlaws. Somebody says something predictably racist, I say something obnoxious which on the surface sounds like I might agree with them for half a second, then the realization hits that I was making fun of them and I roll my eyes and walk away.

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        I can see how this could be fun to do, I don’t think I’d have the nuance to pull it off though

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      I mean, you don’t have to get somebody’s humor, but it’s funny because of how shocking and absurd it is. The same goes for some racist jokes imo.