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Are you OK with slurs being used in irony or dark humor? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 day ago by Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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this post contains slurs and mention of slurs, if you feel offended by them or fear to be triggered, please avoid this

The only people that i know that agreed to use them in dark humor or irony are either from my country, a similiar country to mine or straight up are the slurs victims, so i wonder...what do y'all think? If it's not a problem i'd like to know if you don't mind the use of slurs in a ironic way or dark humor context and where are you from and if you are one of the victim of the slur;

I want to underline that i mean only slurs in a IRONIC or DARK HUMOR context and not meant to harm.

Will i get banned?

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[–] Zagam@piefed.social 10 points 23 hours ago

In all things when dealing with people, be good at reading the room. Its not other peoples job to figure out if you're telling one. Its up to you to make sure they know its a joke. Just saying "the following is a joke and should not be taken seriously" isn't really enough, its too easy to hide behind that. The onus is on you to make sure people know its dark humor, and thats not an easy task. If you find yourself saying "dude, calm down, I was kidding" you failed.

I make all kinds of horrible sexist and "I hate my wife" jokes to my wife but there is no question about how i actually feel. And I dont joke like that with other people around if they aren't really good friends.