• PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Fuck… it’s a joke making fun of people who don’t realize that Israel ≠ all Jews

    Get the stick out of your ass.

    • hissing meerkat@sh.itjust.works
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      You need to work on your bit. A joke is funny if it is:

      • Unexpected and
      • You should have seen it coming

      Up-front bigotry isn’t even a joke. Bigotry only seems like jokes when it’s the punch line, because stereotypes take the place of setup for a joke to establish something that you should have seen coming. They take the place of a callback to something said earlier or a reference to shared experience.

      Jokes that rely on the situation of bigotry being expected are difficult and require much more effort or insight than “[identity] lol”. In other words: put your ass into your schtick.

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      The thing about jokes is that they are usually written in such a way as to be humorous or obviously satirical.