What should we NOT joke about?

[Crimson Dynamo]

what should comedians and just joe public not joke about?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/comedy/2017/10/17/day-today_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqNUHzxaamNmHDqK-YksWRz2o-yMLyYquKCawpyDOW254.jpg?imwidth=450

[Niamh.]

I mean jokes can be in bad taste and I may choose not to listen to a comedian because I find them tasteless but generally speaking it probably should be ok to joke about most things. One thing I did think crossed the line though in recent years was Frankie Boyle mocking/joking about Katie Prices son Harvey. He's a disabled child and I thought that was too far and targeting when it was aimed at a specific child.

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes targetting someone individually who cannot help what they have been afflicted by would be beyond the pale.

I think he started off looking to offend in that instance rather than trying to be funny and as such crossed a line

[arista]

what should comedians and just joe public not joke about?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/comedy/2017/10/17/day-today_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqNUHzxaamNmHDqK-YksWRz2o-yMLyYquKCawpyDOW254.jpg?imwidth=450
Yes a Better Time

We can Joke about Terrorist Vegans
that was on GMBHD itv
early morning
Piers used a bin to puke out his GREGGS Vegan Roll

[arista]

I mean jokes can be in bad taste and I may choose not to listen to a comedian because I find them tasteless but generally speaking it probably should be ok to joke about most things. One thing I did think crossed the line though in recent years was Frankie Boyle mocking/joking about Katie Prices son Harvey. He's a disabled child and I thought that was too far and targeting when it was aimed at a specific child.


Sure that was a big error.
He is a Better Adult Comedian now

[Crimson Dynamo]

Look at MOnty Python and the fury they were met with when they joked about Christianity

Now comedians would not even bother as it would not get a laugh

They have even moved on from ISIS jokes

[Redway]

Mental health and sexual assault.

[arista]

Mental health and sexual assault.



Yes Mental Health
is left alone , mostly

[arista]

Look at MOnty Python and the fury they were met with when they joked about Christianity

Now comedians would not even bother as it would not get a laugh

They have even moved on from ISIS jokes


Yes Good On Them.

[user104658]

Mental health and sexual assault.

I actually agree on these two (mostly) and would add physical and learning disability to the list, too.

With the caveat that I do think it's OK (and even sometimes healthy) for people to be able to make jokes about their OWN mental health and disabilities.

[Redway]

Yes Mental Health
is left alone , mostly

You’d be surprised.

[Redway]

I actually agree on these two (mostly) and would add physical and learning disability to the list, too.

With the caveat that I do think it's OK (and even sometimes healthy) for people to be able to make jokes about their OWN mental health and disabilities.

Mhm-hm. Nothing beats a bit of self-irony but it shouldn’t come from outsiders should it.

[The Slim Reaper]

Nothing.

[Tom4784]

Comedy should be unrestricted, if there are jokes I find distasteful, I simply don't pay the comedian further attention.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I heard a mother of a suicide victim say she wished more comedians joked about suicide and feelings leading up to it!

[user104658]

Comedy should be unrestricted, if there are jokes I find distasteful, I simply don't pay the comedian further attention.

To be fair, I agree in principle, but that's where there's a difference between CAN and SHOULD. I agree that comedians CAN make jokes about whatever they want... I just think there are some things that should be avoided. It's not really just about personal taste / avoiding offense - e.g. certain jokes about people with learning disabilities or mental health conditions aren't just "in poor taste", they are actually damaging in terms of furthering gross misconceptions.

[user104658]

I heard a mother of a suicide victim say she wished more comedians joked about suicide and feelings leading up to it!

To be fair, that would (sadly) fall under self-deprecation for most comedians as a large number will have experienced depression and suicidal thought. The good comedians tend to have (or have had in the past) a lot of darkness in their lives. Well-adjusted people are never very funny :nono:

[Beso]

As long as the joke is worded well then anything should be allowed...I'm NOT for anyone imitating disabilities for a laugh.

[Marsh.]

I agree that the line is when it gets personal.

Frankie Boyle's treatment of Harvey Price was nothing more than bullying.

[Mystic Mock]

I think all jokes should be up for grabs, even if it's in poor taste.

[thesheriff443]

we are all different and we all find different comedians funny and in turn they have their own style of comedy/material they use.

Frankie Boyle is in my opinion a great comedian, who pushes the boundaries.

If you don’t like what’s on the menu don’t eat it.

The real bad taste jokes in the world is, that someone can rape and butcher a child and then be put back on the streets.

[Livia]

Depends, doesn't it. Do you mean here or in real life? Because there's a myriad of things you're not allowed to joke about on this forum.

[Babayaro.]

I mean jokes can be in bad taste and I may choose not to listen to a comedian because I find them tasteless but generally speaking it probably should be ok to joke about most things. One thing I did think crossed the line though in recent years was Frankie Boyle mocking/joking about Katie Prices son Harvey. He's a disabled child and I thought that was too far and targeting when it was aimed at a specific child.

Agree with this

[Marsh.]

we are all different and we all find different comedians funny and in turn they have their own style of comedy/material they use.

Frankie Boyle is in my opinion a great comedian, who pushes the boundaries.

If you don’t like what’s on the menu don’t eat it.

The real bad taste jokes in the world is, that someone can rape and butcher a child and then be put back on the streets.

Well there's a difference between Frankie Boyle making jokes about a "disabled child" or disabilities or children in general and continuously publically humiliating a specific disabled child like Harvey Price. The latter is called bullying.

[GoldHeart]

I agree that the line is when it gets personal.

Frankie Boyle's treatment of Harvey Price was nothing more than bullying.

Frankie Boyle is a pathetic weasel !, No idea why people like him.
Why didn't he just make jokes about Katie price instead of bringing her helpless disabled son into it :oh:

[Caution]

Frankie Boyle making a joke about Harvey really isn’t a special awful compared to joking about suicide, pedophiles etc :shrug: if you think that’s a line that can’t be crossed because it’s mean then you’re outrightly disregarding people victim to the latter. and one could argue joking about race for instance has more repercussions for society than a joke about a disabled child, because it could actually fuel/reinforce very real views that exist outside comedy. Soo I don’t get some of the arguments above.