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*** Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them. | *** Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them. | ||
*** Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue. | *** Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue. | ||
* I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel. | |||
** This one depends on a premise that only makes sense in the context of the joke. Search the web for "seafood disco", and you will only find this joke. | |||
Funny, but still problematic: | Funny, but still problematic: |
Revision as of 17:56, 2 December 2021
Just for completeness, I'll put less-funny jokes here.
- A Buddhist pulls out a gun. "Whoa", the vendor exclaims, "I thought you guys were about inner peace!" The Buddhist replies: "This is my inner piece."
- Q: Why don't blind people skydive? A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.
- It's too easy to read this as making fun of blind people, even if it doesn't really.
- Q: Why were the Native Americans here first? A: They had reservations.
- Despite no obvious ill intent, this one has at least a couple of problems:
- Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
- Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.
- Despite no obvious ill intent, this one has at least a couple of problems:
- I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
- This one depends on a premise that only makes sense in the context of the joke. Search the web for "seafood disco", and you will only find this joke.
Funny, but still problematic:
- A blind man walks into a bar... and a table... and a chair...
- This one is actually still kind of funny, even though it is overtly making fun of the handicapped, and I'm not sure why. I think it's partly because it's really more of a joke on the "walks into a bar" joke-template than about laughing at the blind man.
- I have the heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.
- normalizes harm to animals