In a story out of Springfield Elementary School in Des Moines, IA, 9-year-old Max Hannagan, who was suspended for verbally harassing his fellow third graders, has now claimed he was just “pushing boundaries” with his comedy.
“Did I caw Jimmy a loser? Yes,” Max told reporters while rocking ba
When you do this, you’re not pushing boundaries, you’re trying to enforce a different set of them that empowers you at the expense of someone else. That is not truly freedom and equality, not when you’re trying to force someone else’s thoughts and emotions in a certain direction.
It’s just a roundabout method of disempowerment and control.
Yeah that’s the joke
Why do people decide to explain jokes like this? What’s your thought process from when you see a punchline to writing out an over explanation?
The internet is wide, and many nerds are on the spectrum.
My coworker, super nice guy and would totally find him watching football or playing video games - always has to go, “Your joke is in reference to [movie name].”
He’s on the spectrum. He “needs” to say that for himself. Maybe it’s to help him understand , or maybe because he doesn’t want anybody to be left out or feel like they are missing anything. Doesn’t mean any harm and we accept that.
Empathy my friend.
True I’ve known guys like that before. Thank you for the thoughtful response!
They are pushing boundaries and trying to find their voice. And trying our patience :D
The amount of people with ASD on Lemmy is high.
Pointing that out doesn’t go down well though…
It’s 2024, IDGAF if you are on the spectrum I just want to know so I can better interpret your comment.
So, libertarian comedians.
Sorry, “comedians” ;)
Are you Chinese or a weeaboo?
Neither.
That was an unexpected answer. Why the Chinese name then?
Well, my actual username is French, and I’m not from France. So what would it matter what my display name is?
A mystery, wrapped in an enigma performing a paradox dance!
But to answer your question, 摆 烂 (bai lan) could be translated to “let it rot,” or to let things that are already beyond repair deteriorate, or “stop trying, it’s pointless”
It’s more or less a buzzword. Internet slang. It’s referring to economics, society, etc. Just a commentary on the current state of the world.
I thought it was a fun phrase. I’ll change it when something else rolls by, but it’s actually kinda fun to see the conservatives go nuts. Not cashews though, those are the best kind of nuts.
I gotta appreciate the commitment to explained usernames though
That’s all you need to know, that’s convenient.
Of course, cashew nuts aren’t actually nuts, they’re the drupes from an accessory fruit 🤓
While we’re explaining our usernames…
Please stop telling me there’s no such animal as a flying squid. (Not you personally, Lemmy/Reddit in general.)
It’s especially annoying when it’s done in a smarmy know-it-all way.
While I absolutely agree with you, to a point, do you not think the world would be really fuckin boring if it was filled with folk like you?
I’m desensitised enough to have the utter pish ripped out of me and to be able to laugh along with it; do you really think we should all tone down our sense of humour to fit those that have skin as thin as a pound-shop teabag?
If you want to be tolerant, can you not be tolerant of those who appreciate dark humour; that is, the kind of humour that’s existed for millennia before you, simply to help people get through tough times?
Just wondering
Of course it would. It would start with societially placed boundaries, then self-placed boundaries, and without pushback it would continue in a loop until comedy was sterile and repetitive.
I like dark jokes that make me a little uncomfortable. Staying away from boundaries makes life boring and it’s always interesting to see people make up different reasons as to why types of comedy is bad. It’s never the same reason and it’s never more convincing than the last.
Dark jokes are great. Just don’t be sadistic towards other people and try to claim humor as your defense, that’s when it gets dishonest.
Not every desire is healthy or moral to pursue. May you live in interesting times :D
And not everything you find distasteful or upsetting is immortal or unhealthy.
Dark jokes can be made without punching down. This is satire on the whole idea of certain well-known comedians punching down by making very bigoted jokes about marginalized groups and not getting the consequences they should for it.
Michael Richards would be given a Fox comedy special after his outburst these days.