Smooth Dunk | Bluesky

Transcript

5 panel comic

Panel 1: Pink guy saying: I just made a silly joke!

Panel 2: Pink guy turns to see a door swing open, revealing a Weird Greenish Guy in the doorway

Panels 3-5: Weird greenish guy begins to walk towards Pink Guy in a very creepy manner. He says: I’m Gonna take it SERIOUSLY

By panel 5 Weird Guy has Pink Guy in a death grip. He’s going to throttle him for having the audacity to tell a silly joke on social media

  • Mr.Chewy@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 hours ago

    What if the point if the joke is to make fun of racists for genuinely having those views?

    I sometimes put on a voice and give a conservative sounding statement and optionally end with my normal voice “or something like that” - where while I honestly mean to make fun if those views; if there is something wrong about that, I would like to be corrected, if that’s okay to ask

    • blackbelt352@lemmy.world
      7·
      4 hours ago

      I already described my litmus test. You explained who your punchline is hitting. Punching up at the jerks is fine by me.

    • YerLam@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 hours ago

      normal voice

      Tone doesn’t always come across in text and Poes Law is a bitch. I hope your comments are taken in the right way though.