Off Colour Jokes and Why You're a Plebe for Using them

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 10-15-2013, 01:41 PM

in real life youre usually around friends or similar ppl so they usually uderstand the context of your joke. i can make a racist or gay joke and ppl know im not racist or homphobic. if theres a black guy around or a gay guy who i dont know well like at a party or somethin i might put some jokes in my back pocket cause they dont know me and they might get offended

on the internet tho its like a hundred totally different ppl with few similarities all in the same room and im not gonna worry about who is offended by what because we dont know each other. humor is different on the internet because of it, anyone who disagrees is a plebe lmao

i tend to talk on the internet like i would in my buddies basement watchin a football gm and drinkin a few beers

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-15-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

on the internet tho its like a hundred totally different ppl with few similarities all in the same room and im not gonna worry about who is offended by what because we dont know each other. humor is different on the internet because of it, anyone who disagrees is a plebe lmao

Tbh I hold back usually but only because I can't be bothered to argue.

Engine · 10-15-2013, 02:04 PM

I think open discussions (like this one) of when/why/if/how people may be offended by jokes is a good thing. Fans of artful "off-color" humor probably already know this scene from Louie in which a bunch of plebe comedians ask their gay friend about how he feels about the word ***got in comedy.

I suggest the whole thing but it really gets going at about 4:25

Louis CK Poker scene from episode 2 of LOUIE on FX every TUESDAY at 11pm - YouTube

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I think open discussions (like this one) of when/why/if/how people may be offended by jokes is a good thing. Fans of artful "off-color" humor probably already know this scene from Louie in which a bunch of plebe comedians ask their gay friend about how he feels about the word ***got in comedy. I suggest the whole thing but it really gets going at about 4:25 Louis CK Poker scene from episode 2 of LOUIE on FX every TUESDAY at 11pm - YouTube __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

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~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	in real life youre usually around friends or similar ppl so they usually uderstand the context of your joke. i can make a racist or gay joke and ppl know im not racist or homphobic. if theres a black guy around or a gay guy who i dont know well like at a party or somethin i might put some jokes in my back pocket cause they dont know me and they might get offended on the internet tho its like a hundred totally different ppl with few similarities all in the same room and im not gonna worry about who is offended by what because we dont know each other. humor is different on the internet because of it, anyone who disagrees is a plebe lmao i tend to talk on the internet like i would in my buddies basement watchin a football gm and drinkin a few beers