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I'm pretty open about the fact that I have autism, and there have been a few times when I have used the strategy in these tweets, but adding the invocation of my autism.

When I ask them to explain why it's funny, they will often try to deflect the conversation at first, because they're uncomfortable at being challenged. I can then double down on asking them to explain the joke, being all apologetic and saying that jokes often go over my head because I'm autistic. That makes it much harder to deflect, especially because I'm super good at appearing earnest when I'm asking this, so it manoeuvres the joke-teller into a no-win situation, where they either explain the joke, and look like an asshole, or they don't explain it, and they still look like an asshole.

Then when they do eventually explain it, I am good at making my face fall in disappointment, before saying "oh, that's not a very funny joke". It gives me a great deal of satisfaction because there are many people who believe that autistic people are incapable of lying or acting, when in fact, being autistic means I've spent my entire life learning how to put on a performance for the outer world.

Important context. Thanks

So did she learn it herself, as per her first comment.

Or did her dad teach her this, as per her second comment?

Make up your mind!

Good advice, but obviously sprinkled with bs.

Also, posting the first comment would have avoided ALL of the confusion people are having about "not laughing at jokes".

It took me a couple readings to catch the nervous laughter part since it isn't something I do myself.

Sexist jokes or the likes

I think I remember context for this.

Her ex-boss said to her that she should work as phone sex operator and laughed. She didn't and kept pressing what's funny about that.

So the context is bigotry masked as joke.

Derogatory/sexist/racist/other shitty jokes. A lot of people nervously laugh to avoid confrontation.

Racist/sexist/ableist/etc humor.

It's a way to make those who are trying not to say the quiet parts loud come right on out and say them. Amazing way to make a bigot squirm, though personally, I prefer alligator clips and a 1000 volt DC source.

I assume there’s context missing since it says “replying to”

So I assume they meant something like “my dad only told me xyz” or like “wow that’s nuts, my dad just said xyz, not all that” or something roughly along those lines.

"just" as "nothing more than [...]" - it was not much. "Just" a sentence or two. But it was enought.

The word "just" doesn't only refer to time.

"Then help me please, I want to participate, too!"

On the internet, you get people pretending to not understand things in every context as if walking around slackjawed and clueless talking about all the things they don't understand with some kind of aloof and detached attitude makes them better than everyone else. I think this post is talking about sexist jokes though, not that.