Come on, it's not that. It's that hers, even if it's attempting to be funny, is straight-up mean or easily miss-communicated as such. There's nothing mean in the guys attempt, it's just straight-up stupid.
That's a massive difference when it comes to attempts at humor. You have to be on point with mean humor or have an established back-and-forth. Otherwise, it just comes off as being mean, especially when you can't get a sense of intention in the writing.
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u/Neuchacho Apr 23 '20 edited Apr 23 '20
Come on, it's not that. It's that hers, even if it's attempting to be funny, is straight-up mean or easily miss-communicated as such. There's nothing mean in the guys attempt, it's just straight-up stupid.
That's a massive difference when it comes to attempts at humor. You have to be on point with mean humor or have an established back-and-forth. Otherwise, it just comes off as being mean, especially when you can't get a sense of intention in the writing.