That's No Laughing Matter!

[Ranorak]

Simple question fellow Escapists.

Do you believe there are topics that should never, ever be the subject of jokes or comedy?
And, to clarify, I mean general topics.
I understand that it's not really cool to laugh at a mother who just had a miscarriage, but in general would you consider that "un-touchable" by comedy?

Personally, I don't think that you should "black-list" any subject for humour.
You should be careful who your audience is, but I don't consider any topic taboo.

Do you?

 

[Jedamethis]

...Can't think of anything. Hmm.

 

[Flare Phoenix]

No topic is really untouchable; it's really just a matter of who can make fun of it. It comes down to a sense of ownership, in my opinion. So a black person can make jokes about black people, a disabled person can make jokes about disabled people, etc...

 

[Corax_1990]

I think South Park said it the best, you cant have anything be off topic when it comes to comedy otherwise eventually everything will be. i.e If you cant make a joke about Islam then it would be a double standard to make a joke about Christians. By all means, do be mindful of your audiance but nothing can ever be so taboo that you cant joke about it.

 

[brunothepig]

No, but I do think around friends you should be careful what jokes you make. Comedians can do what they want, if you don't like their humour you can turn it off. If a friend has lost a parent or whatever recently then you want to be careful about making jokes about stuff like that... Bad example because I can't think of a single joke to be made about the death of a parent but you get my point. Basically, in broad terms everyone should be allowed to joke about what they want.

EDIT: First time I've seen this error message...
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Brilliant.

 

[Rawne1980]

Not really no.

Some people will argue otherwise but no matter what anyone thinks there is always someone somewhere that will mock a tragic event and other people will find it amusing.

Personally I think as long as it's funny then nothing is taboo.

Who cares if it's a touchy subject as long as it gives you belly rumbling laughter.