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[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So I actually mostly agree with this.

The lgbt groups seem to have lost their sense of humour a bit, I think it’s mostly because they’re feeling attacked? But I’m not sure.

I think the problem is that it’s becoming harder to tell what’s “good humour” vs an attack. The lines have become very blurry, and there are legitimate attacks happening on their existence (the overturn of roe v Wade has opened the door for many legal challenges to the gay community)

Soooooo……. A significant portion of the populace is still very “anti-gay” to the point of legitimate threat….. so yeah, they’re more sensitive than they used to be. The more real the threat is, the harder it is to decipher the jokes.

I don’t have an answer, but I’m steering clear of many gay jokes that used to be “well meaning” just because I understand why they might think it’s not funny anymore.

It feels like telling “dead baby” jokes to someone that’s had a miscarriage. Dark humour is fine, but context matters.

…..also, christianity is not under any sort of threat at all, so that explains why it's always okay to make fun of christians. they ARE the threat lol