• Solivine
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      132 years ago

      Can you explain why that’s funny?

      • @[email protected]
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        Not the person that made the joke, but…

        Calling her a dishwasher is based on attitudes where women are the homeworkers. I see the joke as taking the piss out of people with that attitude, not the woman herself. We all know that she is a human being with thoughts and feelings like the rest of us and no one ever thought otherwise.

        • @[email protected]
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          Satire requires a clarity of purpose and target lest it be mistaken for and contribute to that which it intends to criticize

          Archie Bunker is a great example of satire that just reinforced prejudice among the people watching All In The Family who were already bigoted. They don’t see themselves or Archie as the joke. So ultimately you’re just giving air time to bigotry if your satire isn’t both scathing and clear.

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            I don’t know who you’re quoting, but it’s not me. I didn’t make the joke and if someone were to be actually misogynist in my life I would speak up about it. This doesn’t bother me.

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              I know it’s not from you, it’s a quote about satire in general. I posted it because it was relevant to the conversation.

              I don’t think just repeating misogynistic jokes without commentary and then blaming people for not knowing it was actually ironic misogyny and not “real” misogyny is effective at critiquing misogyny or beyond criticism.

              • Solivine
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                Thanks for your contributions, you put it way more eloquently than I. 🙂

          • @BraBraBra
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            22 years ago

            Does it matter that the joke goes over those people’s heads? The fact that they don’t know they’re being mocked makes it funnier.

            • Solivine
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              62 years ago

              Yes because then they feel confident with their views, after all it’s being plastered in front of them so it must be okay right?

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                Wether or not they get the joke doesn’t change anything. Satire isn’t going to stop a bigot from being a bigot. It’s like those dumbass who are suddenly afraid of the okay sign. Like, they have you by the balls dude. They’re bending you over and fucking you hard, and you’re letting them. It’s pointless. At some point you just need to say fuck it and live, because bigots are going to bigot no matter what who does. If a piece mocking them makes them comfortable enough to expose themselves, that’s a good thing.

                • Solivine
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                  12 years ago

                  Fuck bigots and live and… Checks notes make their jokes for them?

                  • @BraBraBra
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                    02 years ago

                    I know you know that’s a beyond dishonest characterization of my point. Fuck off if you can’t argue in good faith.

        • @theangryseal
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          Exactly. That and taking the piss out of people too sensitive to see that.

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          So it’s funny because some people with that attitude exist, and therefore you make a joke those people would make? How is that different from saying a racist joke and claiming you’re making fun of racists? (non-hostile question)

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            Throw in some subtle nuance in the delivery, and I’ve done similar to basically call someone a jackass to their face.

            For a rough example - attending a kids birthday party in the presence of racist ex-inlaws. Somebody says something predictably racist, I say something obnoxious which on the surface sounds like I might agree with them for half a second, then the realization hits that I was making fun of them and I roll my eyes and walk away.

            • Solivine
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              12 years ago

              I can see how this could be fun to do, I don’t think I’d have the nuance to pull it off though

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            I mean, you don’t have to get somebody’s humor, but it’s funny because of how shocking and absurd it is. The same goes for some racist jokes imo.

          • @BraBraBra
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            32 years ago

            It subverts the expectation by calling the woman a dishwasher. This is the humour. I don’t find it offensive because I assume they’re joking, and it’s a reasonable assumption because there is a real dishwasher at play while he referred to the woman as a dishwasher, making it quite clear he was simply joking and not serious positing that women belong in the kitchen.

            • Solivine
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              I remember something similar on Reddit where there was a subreddit that made ironic humour about Trump, however it quite quickly turned into a serious subreddit over time because some people took it seriously.

              I’ve seen similar happen with LGBT jokes or misogynistic jokes and they will escalate over time while you also get told you’re too uptight and to relax. This also was beginning to happen in 196 on lemmy with trans people.

              • @BraBraBra
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                So? Block and report them. Don’t let them control you like that bud.

                • Solivine
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                  This happens in online communities all the time, unless I want to block the internet I’m going to have to deal with it. 🙂 So I do the next best thing.

                  I understand I’m not the popular opinion here, but hopefully this helps somewhat.

      • @kibiz0r
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        242 years ago

        Thank you for contacting technical support.

        It appears you’re having a problem with HUMOR.EXE.

        You seem to have enabled LIP (Laughter Integrity Protection) Service.

        You should know that LIP Service does not apply to built-in protocols such as TAB/00, and will cause compatibility issues in certain deployment environments such as EARTH.ENV.

        To solve your particular issue, you’ll want to navigate to the /ASS directory, right-click on HEAD.ZIP and select “Extract”.

      • @[email protected]
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        Because Lemmy users are 77% men. Jokes like this are excused with ‘satire’ and if you aren’t one of them you wouldn’t get it.

        Inb4 the hate, let me absolve with satire as an excuse before any of you start overreacting.

    • @Nouveau_Burnswick
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      82 years ago

      The man is excited because he will no longer have to hand wash dishes.

      The woman is disappointed as she doesn’t wash dishes and therefore puts a lower value on the time the man will save form no longer hand washing.

    • @theangryseal
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      :p

      Two people obviously don’t have a sense of humor.