Dead baby jokes: funny because they are offensive, or too offensive to be funny?
969025
I think a funny joke is a funny joke. No matter what the taboo. Sex, race, religion, dead babies, whatever. I despise censorship. Having a good sense of a humor is one of the finest part of being a human being. In a world full of a trouble and axiety, being able to laugh at others and ourselves is what helps keep us sane. That being said I also believe in being courteous to others. I wouldn't tell dead baby jokes at a support group meeting for greiving parents, for example. But if you're with your friends and you know everyone is cool with it, go ahead. Tell me a good dead baby joke anytime.
133469
In general, people do mean what they say in a situation like that.\n\nOn a related note, prefacing a cruel remark with "No offense, but.." doesn't make the statement following any less offensive.  It only acknowledges that the speaker KNOWS the statement is offensive.
648850
The majority of the questions on here are offensive to me.\n\nAll the words you can think of like disrespectful and etc.\n\nIt's a lynching for a joke.
187522
No, bad words are by default "neutral". It is its intention and usage that makes it offensive. Different cultures have different ways of perceiving various words. As such, some culture may not consider a particular word overly offensive, than as much as a form of expression - e.g. Great Scott! I suggest further reading of an article by Claudia Chapman published in Mothering magazine (see sources).
1153438
I think its hilarious and gets the message across but some will find it offensive lol
1131637
I believe it is the intent of the person saying the word.  If someone is using it as an insult or to degrade another person, I think any word is inappropriate.
1181966
LMAO (Laugh My A-- Off!!) \n\nBut only if it makes you laugh REALLY REALLY hard when you first read it. \n\nNo not excessivly.
847459
LOL that was a good one and for once it wasn't to long to read sometimes i can never be bothered to finish the joke coz there so long!\nThanks for the laugh xx
383708
No That's so not suppose to be funny. It's a show for freaks who think it's funny. I think it's what to inappropriate!!!!!! I don't know why people are so weird to create things that are inappropriate......and it should be illegal and they should go to Jail for that.
1146381
Yes. that might be true. Some people are too serious to answer those funny questions and they must be those that either get offended or something else they dont like or it could be because as you said because theyre not humourous.
357685
I don't know. I think its always funny when its happening to someone else. I've seen what your talking about also. Kindof funny but I'm sure I won't like it to much if it happened to me i guess. \n\nSay someone says something about your mom. If your mom is dead you might take offense to that cause it brings up bad memories that you can't control. hmmm? It always depends on whats getting talked about.
132435
Yeah is probably offensive to some pro-choicers but abortion is offensive to me. So I will stop wearing my t-shirt when they stop defending the right to kill innocent babies.\n In my opinion as far as abortion is concerned political correctness does not apply..
849770
Giggle (small one). I've heard it before but we need more clean jokes like that :)
921746
Its offensive when you say it like that???\n\nWell, I guess the truth hurts then.\n\nIts fine if we say "aborting a fetus" but if we explain that, for example, partial birth abortion includes shoving scissors into the skull of a child hanging half-way out the mother and then sucking out it's brain matter....well thats just mean.
168610
Yes, it would be a lot funnier if the response was "your mom" with a source of "last night"... although when I notice a question that could be answered that way, I just laugh to myself and either answer properly or not at all.
537065
What is it about Grandpas and nasty jokes? My grandpa used to always tell innapropriate jokes. Like sexual jokes in the wrong company.\n\nThat is a good one though.
872517
funny. thank you, i just heard the worst three jokes of my life but you saved me from sorrow. I appreciate it lol.