What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?

[yankeesfor28]

Everything having to do with political correctness, unfortunately.

[hkckk5]

I do not like jokes or jokers. I am a very serious person which my husband does not like but has gotten use to. I don't see the need to joke about anything.

[adriarobi]

So many things that we all grew up knowing were wrong (and mean-spirited), and not to do them should not be joked about.

Now, if you use the wrong pronoun, or say you like the Prez (or don't), if you are conservative, if you believe in the founding documents of this country, and who you work for ... anything can suddenly become a war, anger, attack, and demonstrations with edgy violence.

This reveals a serious lack of sanity, self-control, and they are passing it on to their children ... creating a new generation with the same insanities.

I fear for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren (2), and the world they will live in.  It is up to us to teach them that the war-talk, the hostility has to stop. We can agree to disagree. One side believes you can bully people into going their way.  Don't agree with them, watch out.

That will back fire on them, and their kids may just turn on them with a new goal, a new concept, a new agenda. But they will have been taught to use anger/violence/screaming/ pushing, and not letting anyone else say differently.

It will back fire on them eventually.

 

[bshee58]

A persons physical appearance, God made everyone different, but we have one thing in common, we all have the same blood color, that we can't change.

[rghvac69]

I don't joke or tease if I think it might be injurious to the person.

[bretay]

i'm not a joker...never have been...but my daddy's family is all about joking...i never could..

[ajamimajida]

suicide or attempted suicide

[WizDot]

Suicide and Mental Disabilities

[kathleenkleinhans]

Death, Illness, and a million more things!

[heypeg]

Doing bodily harm to yourself or someone else.

[Mizzkizz7]

Someone falling down the steps

[cathy37]

A lot of things could fall under this category but I guess for me it would also be about dying or death of a loved one.

[LenoraMinogue]

I think you can joke about anything really and should. But it's good to be aware of the context and situation. For instance, you may be able to joke about death, but not during a funeral. I see no problem with any number of jokes as long as they aren't mean-spirited. Even making a joke to a disabled friend about disabilities might give them some stress relief for their condition, but just know your audience. Read the room, so to speak.

[Nancy5]

There are so many, but here are a few: death (disease, suicide, etc), religion, abuse of any kind (human or animal), disability of any kind, any type of disease, people’s size (fat, short, tall, etc), people’s age, and accidents (falling, bumping into something), that’s just to name a few.

[vg7405]

Death and sexual assault. Unfortunately, there are a TON of jokes cropping up about the later in recent months.