I laffed.

Ro60

😂 It's been a while since we had a Joke Thread anything to lighten the gloom is good - imo.
Rufus - ❤
(Apologies for harking back to my own post)

Ok. So, That's why we don't have Joke threads 😵
What did strike me was, if it was a Craft thread would we comment on how much we disliked the handywork? or pass on by? If it was gardening, would we comment on how environmental the choice was? Then there's Politics.........

If the subject doesn't suit why worry?


Etc. etc.

There are a few stereotypes in here and they are not the ones who laughed at the joke,either.

Vintagejazz

This thread really has reminded me that some gransnetters could start a row in an empty room.

I'm out.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you Aveline for your reply.

I’m out too. It’s run its course.
I thought the original one was funny, poking fun at both sexes. I wouldn’t find the racist one funny even if it wasn’t racist.

Messages in this thread remind me of the reason I rarely contribute

This thread really has reminded me that some gransnetters could start a row in an empty room.

I'm out.

This shows exactly where society stands - equality is very much a gap

Yes it is very mysoginitic and unacceptable - in my view
It displays women as asking for the bare minimum and be treated like human beings and men satisfying their own selfish personal priorities

After all, isnt all in the personal sense of humour, as other posters wrote?

It depends on whether you think it misogynistic. In my opinion it pokes fun at both men and women.

Wyllow I’m so sorry to hear of your situation. Very best wishes for the future

So a racist joke is unacceptable (I agree) but a misogynistic one is not?

Hithere

Hey, the one in the original post is a joke too, some posters say

I wanted to make the point that "jokes" can hide the most unacceptable behaviour and attitude and try to make it pass as acceptable.

Well you didn’t do that very well IMO.

Thanks LancashireGran for your post at 12:35. I couldn’t have put it better.

Hithere, if that "joke" offended you as much as you say, why would you promote it still further by giving it more oxygen and broadcasting it on a public forum? Why would you possibly think it appropriate to repeat "a joke" about running any pedestrian down with a car and particularly a black person?

tickingbird

^Nah, buddy, you messed up and showed your racist card^

When all else fails bring racism into the mix.

I wonder if a thread deletion is imminent? Even if you didn’t find the joke funny, the thread itself is not only funny but quite mad. I’m off!

Yes it's become ridiculous and really shows how difficult it is to have a civil discussion on here.

The two 'jokes' bear no comparison and I think your post is in extremely bad taste.

Hey, the one in the original post is a joke too, some posters say

I wanted to make the point that "jokes" can hide the most unacceptable behaviour and attitude and try to make it pass as acceptable.

Nah, buddy, you messed up and showed your racist card

When all else fails bring racism into the mix.

I wonder if a thread deletion is imminent? Even if you didn’t find the joke funny, the thread itself is not only funny but quite mad. I’m off!

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Hithere are you seriously suggesting that a proposal to ‘take somebody down’ would ever be seen as a joke on GN, whatever colour the victim was?

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Maybe not Bubbles71 but some people are determined to find offense even in the most innocent of places.

snowberryZ

In fact, this place reminds me of Motherland.
So many posters desperate to stay on the right side of the 'Amandas'

Yes you're right. It's why I don't post much anymore

Get a sense of humour! Its not intented cause offense

Made me laugh Just what we need for a very rainy, miserable Monday morning.