<p>I was in a stand-up comedy class, and people were presenting the stuff they wrote. It was then that I realized bipolar disorder was not funny. Either that, or the person who was speaking sucked.</p>
<p>Quite honestly, I believe it depends on the audience.</p>
<p>It depends on the students and schools.
My school experienced a chain of suicides from the beginning of my freshmen year. Afterwards, we received a visit from the Westboro Baptist Church (aka Westboro hategroup) who came to protest against our school’s accepting attitude. We also have a lot of autistic students around campus. So naturally, the students don’t go around telling people to jump off buildings as a joke or using the words “gay” and “■■■■■■■■” humorously in a negative connotation.
I doubt we would’ve enjoyed that bipolar disorder speaker either.</p>
<p>Depends on the speaker and/or the audience.
Illnesses, especially children’s diseases are a topic that is just not joked about.</p>
<p>Rape. (ten char)</p>
<p>well I’m a regular reader of Encyclopedia Dramatica, so no (to me).</p>
<p>Technically speaking, humor is a often way of coping with distress (in fact, it might be one of the reasons why it evolved in the first place). It’s perfectly compatible to laugh at someone and to still care about that person. But that just doesn’t seem “natural” to most Westerners (don’t know if it’s a human universal).</p>
<p>But sometimes, laughing is really the only way to get something positive out of something that’s otherwise negative (and would make someone feel ashamed). Honestly, if you were a wretch and people laughed at you, it’s still a lot more comforting than if they all condemned you (and you would not feel any responsibility for giving back [which wretches generally aren’t good at doing], like you would feel if they tried to be helpful). That being said, I’m a person who cares A LOT more about what people think about me than about dignity (which I don’t care at all about).</p>
<p>But for people who I want to be close to, then yes, I’ll respect it if they don’t want to be laughed at.</p>
<p>^ if you can laugh instead of crying.</p>
<p>Losing a child.</p>
<p>As many have pointed out, it’s all situational. Some people find dead baby jokes to be hilarious, while the more mature people find it disgusting. But in general, things like disease, death, rape, extreme violence, torture, disorders, and disabilities are just some of the stay-away topics.</p>
<p>Look up George Carlin on Youtube and check out some of his comedy routines. Generally, if he is making fun of it, you probably shouldn’t. He just has a special ability to do so.</p>
<p>I don’t find anything on Comedy Central funny.</p>
<p>Making fun of people is not funny in my opinion.</p>
<p>Like Chelsea Handler on the VMA’s last night? She was just downright terrible and not funny at all.</p>
<p>Vulagerity does not equal humor in my opinion.</p>
<p>But yeah… I’d never joke about homosexuality or mental retardation. My sister is autistic… and honestly… it’s just plain offensive.</p>
<p>Rape.
Mental/physical disabilities.
Murder/suicide (I blew up at someone big time for this on here once). </p>
<p>Those are really the extent of it for me. However, I <em>despise</em> words that are used in a derogatory way that represent a group of people: “gay”, “jewed”, “gypped”, “■■■■■■■■”, etc.</p>
<p>^
Do you mean gypped as in scam?</p>
<p>I don’t exactly know anyone who find offense at that term.</p>
<p>Don’t joke about war. Not funny.</p>
<p>^^ Gypsies.</p>
<p>Mental/physical disabilities
Sexual orientation</p>
<p>I, personally, love racist jokes. </p>
<p>Nothing is too serious. Personally, I have to laugh to a point of immaturity when I’m in stress. It’s how I cope. :/</p>
<p>Nothing, except for if like somebody died that you know. You just don’t go there.</p>
<p>If you really don’t care, anything, like the holocaust, autism, gay people, religion, atomic bombs are all fair game.</p>
<p>yea, I read ED</p>
<p>Sexual dead baby jokes aren’t funny.</p>
<p>^…Says you.</p>