What Shouldn't We Laugh At?

[coollino]

Frankie Boyle appears to try and be conversational for the sake of it, it's so contrived.

 

[COYBL25]

This answers the question for me. Anything that personally affects you.

Agree mate, but it's a minefield . What I find offensive might not be what someone else finds offensive. I hope that our own moral compasses lets us know what it's right and what is wrong. There were words commonly used years ago that were acceptable like, " Mong and Spaz ". Thankfully society has moved on and these words are no longer commonly used. It's the same with racist words too that used to be commonly used . I won't write them but you know the words I,m talking about.

 

[COYBL25]

Frankie Boyle appears to try and be conversational for the sake of it, it's so contrived.

He does need to change his act as it's become a bit predictable .

 

[Goat]

Agree mate, but it's a minefield . What I find offensive might not be what someone else finds offensive. I hope that our own moral compasses lets us know what it's right and what is wrong. There were words commonly used years ago that were acceptable like, " Mong and Spaz ". Thankfully society has moved on and these words are no longer commonly used. It's the same with racist words too that used to be commonly used . I won't write them but you know the words I,m talking about.

I use all those words.

As a white able bodied man, I find none of those words offensive.

 

[Prevenger17]

I use the word spa a lot. NEA.

 

[BlueLlama]

So basically everything is OK unless its to do with something personal?

Not very noble is it?

 

[thirdmantackle]

That plane going missing last year

Hasn't been found.
Not to be laughed at

 

[Goat]

So basically everything is OK unless its to do with something personal?

Not very noble is it?

Dont you have trees to hug or something?

 

[COYBL25]

So basically everything is OK unless its to do with something personal?

Not very noble is it?

What I am saying is that it's subjective mate, that's why it's a minefield.

 

[moyeslovechild]

its more 'only tell jokes if they're funny'

People who try too hard to be controversial at the expense of actually telling a good joke can suck a fat one

 

[Tramps_mate]

Is there anything that it is truly wrong to make fun of? Is there anything that you think deserves more respect? Is this because of personal experience or just opionions you hold?

Comedians like Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr rip on most things from race to disability. I like both of them personally but I know they are not to everyones taste.

Odd how some things that are truly horrendous such as child abuse seem to be fair game for jokes but others are off limits.

There doesnt sem to be much consistency either. Why do we joke about AIDS and ebola but cancer is a no-no?

Over to GOT.

I laughed today when I heard Finlands euro vision entry is a punk band..

All members are Down syndrome or have ass burgers...