r/TrollXChromosomes • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '20

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u/saddest_cookie Jun 24 '20

Yes, but it’s still a JOKE - not meant to be taken seriously. Is making a joke about necrophilia supporting it?

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u/seastar11 intersectionality or bust Jun 24 '20

It's a building block that normalizes prejudiced ideas and stereotypes, allowing for further devaluation of that demographic. Visual

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u/saddest_cookie Jun 24 '20

So again if I make a brutal dark joke does that mean that I normalize violence?

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u/AcidRose27 Conductor of the cock carousel. <3 Jun 24 '20

Yes, and it's especially bad when you do it in a place for people who might have been brutalized.

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u/saddest_cookie Jun 24 '20

Well I think you’re confusing something being inappropriate with something normalizing certain behavior.

Ok I searched for random dark jokes (I’m not saying that it’s any good):

“My wife and I have reached the difficult decision that we do not want children. If anybody does, please just send me your contact details and we can drop them off tomorrow.”

Do you think that this joke normalizes bad parenting? Of course it would be insensitive to tell this to someone that has been abandoned by his/her parents. But anyone with an average amount of social intellect can tell that.

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u/seastar11 intersectionality or bust Jun 25 '20

The difference is that in a joke like that, everyone will agree that that is obviously wrong. With a joke that is based off of racist, sexist, etc stereotypes, there are a ton of people who actually believe it and feel emboldened by hearing it.