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minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink1•edit-26 months agoThat’s a pathetically bad comparison. This distinction is key: It isn’t serious or mean-spirited. Bigots often makes “jokes” that are serious but hide under a thin veneer of humor, and those “jokes” are often discriminatory. Some people might have trouble telling the difference. I don’t.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoI don’t think your joke was that bad, what I took issue with was your justification for it. I’m sick of hearing “it’s just a joke, get over it”. It’s rarely used by good people.
That’s a pathetically bad comparison. This distinction is key:
Bigots often makes “jokes” that are serious but hide under a thin veneer of humor, and those “jokes” are often discriminatory.
Some people might have trouble telling the difference. I don’t.
I don’t think your joke was that bad, what I took issue with was your justification for it. I’m sick of hearing “it’s just a joke, get over it”. It’s rarely used by good people.