No Mutants Allowed

It doesn't help that a some of the people who DO approve of a satirical joke, sometimes ALSO think it's making fun of the victims - and that's it is purely a matter of free speech

While anyone is free to mock victims of a tragedy at any time they want, that's another matter - It becomes exhausting to always have to do the explanation, layered content, irony, the opposite of, "actually I am taking YOUR SIDE in this matter, but presenting this in an ironical manner, so that I APPEAR as if I am opposing your side - in an exaggerated manner, thus parodying those who oppose you!"

Today I thought, for the first time - maybe, just maybe, we just should stop joking.

Just be super-sincere, in everything, from now on.

As a species.

Some people forget the most important part of telling a joke is to actually be funny.

Sure, but for example, I'm subscribing to The Onion in my Twitter feed. *Their job* is to be 1. satirical and 2. relevant/current. And without fail - without fail - there is always one who goes "This isn't funny!", refering to the seriousness of a situation. What does that even mean? Everybody (sans a few) understand that! The point of this kind of satire isn't to be "knee slappin!" but to be thought provoking

Well comedy isn't either a universal or infallible. context and timing ar the most important parts of a joke, it's what makes the difference between joking with your friends and being a douchebag, and when it comes to sensitive matters a would be comedian has to be aware that they are threading into sensitive places...

and if they still go through with it they have to own it instead of shielding behind "comedy!" when their joke doesn't land, intent can only get you so far when you can't deliver.