When Does Humour Become Offensive
Ive had my issues over the years with
alcohol
mental health
the law and prison
unemployment
sex and relationships
Illness
abuse
etc
Yet, I can still find the humour in it all and laugh at jokes about it.
I have a nephew who is confined in a wheelchair who regularly texts me jokes about disability, I once had a friend from ireland who always told me 'paddy' jokes, likewise I had a black friend who told me 'black' jokes (and also told me '***' jokes. And I recriprocated). Last year I was in a psychiatric hospital and WE ALL shared jokes about about psychos and nutters...very theraputic. And the same when Ive been in prison, lots of jail jokes doing the rounds, from both inmates and screws.
On the flip side, I once had a vegitarian, Scottish girlfriend. Any jokes about animals or mean Scottsmen were met with a stoney silence.
Having addiction issues, been mentally unwell, going to prison, been unemployed, etc, is not funny. Making a joke about it can be. its a coping mechanism.
Shouldnt we laugh more and stop been so uptight?