What Do You Think About This Joke..

[Quoi]

I think my mind has been affected by the nanny state - jokes I would usually find funny and harmless are making me think whether I can laugh any more at a minority group. made me feel uncomfortable - like I cant chose what I think any more.
What do you feel when you read it.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Phrases-and-Sayings/Jokes/Question1602645.html

[naomi24]

Not that funny, but it wouldn't have occurred to me that it is politically incorrect - if you hadn't told me.

[Cloverjo]

I don't think it's funny at all. I'd feel quite uncomfortable if I was in a group of people and someone told this 'joke'. Having known a few people with people with stammers, I know how devastating it can be.

[Quoi]

I too would have been mortified if that joke came out and one of the group actually had a stammer but ... away from that .. and in other situations.. normally i would feel comfortable about having a joke at someone else's expense - not just about stammering.
Its just that I read it alone and my mind didnt need the presence of a stutterer to make me think - hold on - is it ok to laugh here?

[naomi24]

Since all jokes are about someone or something, the chances are that they all have the potential to upset someone somehow, so where do we draw the line? Perhaps we should stop joking altogether. Happy days. :o/

[Quoi]

Maybe Naomi - not a comfortable feeling for me and my tiny brain though.

[naomi24]

Perhaps you've been conditioned. I'm blonde and personally think jokes about blondes should be banned. I mean, they always portray blondes as either loose women or dopey .... and I could get really miffed about that if I tried hard enough. ;o)

[dannyk13]

But it would be a fair joke Naomi :-)

[naomi24]

Okay, fair enough, danny. :o)

[Voltage]

When I put a joke on here I do not intentionally mean to upset someone.
With jokes you'll either laugh or you don't we don't all have the same sense of humour.
I admit I laughed at the joke and at no time did I think " that could upset a person that stammers" but then that's just me.
I put a joke on a couple of months ago to which 2 people were offended so now I watch what I put on ....as I said what seems funny to me others might find it not funny ...where does it end!

[ChillDoubt]

It’s fine with me, I’ve struggled with a minor stammer throughout my life(sort of comes and goes depending on the situation) and served in Londonderry so it’s sort of poignant too.
Certainly no offence taken here!

[-Talbot-]

Didn't make me laugh.
Didn't make me outraged.

[Quoi]

I think thats my point chilldoubt - I suddenly found myself thinking - is it ok to find this funny. Normally I wouldnt have thought that - it would either have been funny or not and i would have moved on.
It isnt really about that particular joke or even jokes - I feel there are certain topics that I cant freely express what I think anymore.

[ChillDoubt]

I put a joke up recently about the Skripal’s and Putin(it was aimed directly at Putin) but it was taken down within minutes.

[Voltage]

so then quoi why do you feel this way?

[-Talbot-]

naomi24
they always portray blondes as either loose women or dopey




Well, I certainly don't think you are dopey...

[Quoi]

there was another joke about nurses and erections a few weeks ago as well where the poster preempted it by suggesting they might be banned for posting - IMO nothing wrong with the joke at all.