Harmless jokes and Dark humour

Society is turning into one void of conscience or sympathy, especially with the constant rise in the use of social media. With social media the unthinkable is done, what used to be harmless is now toxic. Everyone desires a man or woman with a great sense of humour or at least understand a humorous statement. I love it when someone flows with me when I tease them or when someone gets a joke when others don’t. in short, I love people with a great sense of humour but I’m afraid “sense of humour” now has a category.

Whether you’re teasing someone or trying to be humorous, one thing one should always ask is “What I’m about to say, won’t it make the person feel less human or embarrassed?”. Having fun at the detriment of others isn’t cool. Moreover, what A sees as an ordinary joke might be an insult to B, so before teasing or making jest of someone you have to consider the relationship between you two, consider how emotional the person is and try as much as possible not to cross the limit because there’s a thin line between comedy and Mockery. Once you cross this line be ready to face the consequences.

I saw a video on Twitter (screen recorded Tiktok video ) of someone making jest of a little girl with no hands. The comment section was full of people laughing and re-tweeting. How has the world turned into this? People didn’t consider how the little girl will feel if she sees the video or how her parents will feel. I reported the video but to my disappointment (but not surprise) I saw that same video on someone’s status on WhatsApp. I talked about it with him but he said “Valour forget it, it’s just an “armless joke” or better still just Dark humour”. I understand what he tried to do with the “armless “ he wrote but it further pissed me off. I gave him my one cent and blocked him.

A harmless joke is now a common thing in society. People mock others and throw shades at them but they expect them not to react because they tag it as a harmless joke. They make jest of people's vulnerability just to make themselves feel good. But, the truth is this isn't a harmless joke, it hurts people, it humiliates people, and it makes them feel bad about themselves. When you make fun of someone, you're not making fun of yourself, you're making fun of them. You're mocking their situation and mocking the way they feel

It's not just a silly prank or something to laugh out loud about. It's a way of degrading someone, putting them down and making them feel like less than nothing.

Dark humour is another degrading activity. People say things with no caution, and no feelings about the person they are mocking just to make others laugh. They use people's disabilities against them, they use what hurts others to make fun of them. I've seen people make fun of their physical appearance, their sexuality, and how they feel about a certain situation.

I've seen people make sexual jokes with homophobia helping them get laughs. I've seen people make fun of the mental health of a depressed person, or a person on anxiety medication. What is funny about making someone who has a mental illness say that they are crazy? I don't understand the humour in that. I have never broken out in hysterics because someone said they were crazy, but maybe I'm different. Maybe if you follow around ten cats for 8 years and then decide to do something else with your life that makes you laugh you are different. Dark humour is something that most people don't think twice about, because they are laughing and enjoying the situation not caring about the pain of others.

Conclusion

As I said earlier, I love Jokes/Comedy or people with a great sense of humour but there is a limit. Humour is different from degrading or mocking others. There is nothing harmless about a joke that makes others feel bad.

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