Please do tell me more about what exactly is and isn't 'necessary'. And who gets to decide.
It's called decency. Just STFU please.
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Please do tell me more about what exactly is and isn't 'necessary'. And who gets to decide.
A kid died waiting for his parent to finish the race, along with other casualties. I fail to see any humour in that, black or otherwise. Maybe you need to be a parent to understand the gravity of that.I do not see the problem with black humour as long as it is not maliciously intended. A play on words is fairly innocent. You can appreciate the wit without it being a commentary on the seriousness (or lack thereof) of the actual situation.
To object to any kind of humour as being disrespectful ignores the way a lot of people deal with serious events.
You call it 'decency'.It's called decency. Just STFU please.
Of course there is no humour 'in' the death. There is nothing inherently funny about what has happened. But the joke does not rely on the nature of the events for its humour. It uses a superficial description of the event to make a play on words, and the play on words is what extracts the reaction. The event could be anything and the joke would not be more or less funny.A kid died waiting for his parent to finish the race, along with other casualties. I fail to see any humour in that, black or otherwise. Maybe you need to be a parent to understand the gravity of that.
Perhaps after 10 years here I'm getting too old for this place, if I'm in the minority for not seeing the humour in innocent death. And as someone who has attempted stand-up and appreciates the art of comedy better than most, this is not a time for gags.
No doubt, but I meant as in, runner who died vs 8 year old child. Both lives, one was just yet to be fully experienced.Hmm. I dunno, I think it's impossible not to have some kind of hierarchy when it comes to deaths vs people who ran away but saw some heavy s**t. It'd be traumatic to be there, but I think I'd sooner that than death.
On the contrary. I like to see the lighter side of most situations, to the point that I've been told on several occasions over the course of my professional career to "tone it down" with the joke cracking and take work more seriously.Your real objection is the bolded. You don't feel this is a time for jokes, presumably because you are not the type of person who makes jokes in serious situations. That is fine, but try to understand it's not the case for everyone. Humour is a common emotional defence mechanism.
A kid died waiting for his parent to finish the race, along with other casualties. I fail to see any humour in that, black or otherwise. Maybe you need to be a parent to understand the gravity of that.
Perhaps after 10 years here I'm getting too old for this place, if I'm in the minority for not seeing the humour in innocent death. And as someone who has attempted stand-up and appreciates the art of comedy better than most, this is not a time for gags.
A kid died waiting for his parent to finish the race, along with other casualties. I fail to see any humour in that, black or otherwise. Maybe you need to be a parent to understand the gravity of that.
Perhaps after 10 years here I'm getting too old for this place, if I'm in the minority for not seeing the humour in innocent death. And as someone who has attempted stand-up and appreciates the art of comedy better than most, this is not a time for gags.
Well then, I presume you can understand that just because you made jokes about your work didn't mean that you didn't take the actual work as seriously as everyone else.
To me, disrespect is about intent. If someone came in here looking to offend people then that would be problematic. But if they are making a joke because they are emotionally affected by the situation and that is how they process it, how is that disrespectful?
I guess there is always the argument that it is insensitive, because that is ultimately subjective. As a mod I have removed poor taste jokes from threads before, but they have been a lot worse than a mild pun.
It's called decency. Just STFU please.
If you don't see why American civilians have it coming, you don't understand democracy.
I don't really 'care' either, not deeply anyway. But it's not about feeling sad - you've brought the question of justice into it by saying that they deserve it. So ... Hmm, I'm not going to even bother.
The bombs that turned the finish line at the Boston Marathon into a scene of horror were made from pressure cookers and hidden in backpacks, federal law enforcement sources said Tuesday.
Two doctors overseeing treatment of the injured believe the explosive devices contained nails or similar objects.
just looked at what alex jones had to say
wish i hadn't. guy is a complete looney
apparently, because there were sniffer dogs at the start and finish of the race, it proves that it was a staged exercise by the US govt..
Who the hell is Alex Jones?