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There are better things for people to show how clever they are by joking about. Much better n/t Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #1
That you even have to mention it is sad still_one Apr 2013 #2
Disgusting get the red out Apr 2013 #3
I agree.. thanks for going on record. Cha Apr 2013 #4
Humor is used as a way to cope with tragedy all the time lunatica Apr 2013 #5
If you are one of the people actually affected, that's one thing. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #8
You make a good point lunatica Apr 2013 #13
It wasn't even a joke. OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #6
People cope with tragedy in their own way. bluedigger Apr 2013 #7
It's how such a "joke" reflects on DU as a whole. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #9
Because DU matters to the whole wide world? IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #11
Do you happen to recall when *one* poster at DU complained about the re-instated payroll taxes.... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #12
So you're saying that if just one person at DU does something, Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #14
I'm just saying think before you post. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #16
but that poster isn't dumb, he's just completely inconsiderate and insensitive CreekDog Apr 2013 #19
But what if someone's posting humor is their way of dealing? Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #21
If they were somehow personally connected with the events, sure. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #23
C'mon, really? Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #26
It wasn't just that it was a joke. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #27
Yup. It compounded poor taste. The now hidden post was more garden variety "black humor" Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #28
that poster isn't "dealing" with anything, they are posting elsewhere on DU like this is nothing CreekDog Apr 2013 #34
Yeah... someone makes a joke about rape at a survivors meeting. Happens all the time, right? LanternWaste Apr 2013 #38
The best thing to do is tell that poster that we disagree with him/her lunatica Apr 2013 #17
I agree with you Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #20
Let Limbaugh give the sight free publicity to his hearts content. IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #18
And that mattered because.... Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #35
When does typical Rush Limbaugh BS drivel cease being typical Rush Limbaugh drivel? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #37
Our detractors will find "ammo" where ever they seek it. bluedigger Apr 2013 #29
Often, that same coping mechanism further opens the wounds of others LanternWaste Apr 2013 #33
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #10
Agreed n/t MrBig Apr 2013 #15
I altered on the "joke" about Paul Ryan... brooklynite Apr 2013 #22
I wasn't on the jury but I would have upheld it, though I wish it wasn't posted Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #25
a right? you can't post Obama birther stuff, nor Chemtrail nonsense, nor right wing talking points, CreekDog Apr 2013 #32
"a right" as stipulated in DU rules. They aren't always as specific as the examples you mention Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #41
i'm not yelling or blaming you, but you said 1) that you would have upheld the post CreekDog Apr 2013 #49
It would have been a close call for me and I would have noted that Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #55
Having the right to post it implies that it's acceptable. Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #40
I haven't told any jokes, although several occur to me. randome Apr 2013 #24
Depends on the joke.....I thought the Paul Ryan joke was great. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #30
so after you see the guy with his feet blown off, you need to go to DU and joke about the marathon? CreekDog Apr 2013 #31
I was referring to the joke about Paul Ryan. Didn't see the one about the guy with his feet blown cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #36
That wasn't a well-crafted joke. OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #42
That's much more offensive than the Paul Ryan joke....because the victims are part of the joke. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #44
The Paul Ryan "joke" used the bombing as a prop. OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #50
i'm reacting to your words --you suggested what we needed was a laugh b/c of this tragedy CreekDog Apr 2013 #45
Is it too much to observe a simple moral issue? alp227 Apr 2013 #43
Being sensitive about a tragedy and laughing at a stupid joke are two separate issues. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #47
Ok, is it also too much to be a thinker alp227 Apr 2013 #58
That's the exact opposite of what I said.... cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #61
We should have a 'Boston Bombs Black Humor' thread. randome Apr 2013 #39
+1! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #46
And anyone who posts a joke in another post can have their post hidden. randome Apr 2013 #48
K&R*1000000 Jamastiene Apr 2013 #51
As soon as you say "not funny", you've lost the argument. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #52
Who is making jokes. iandhr Apr 2013 #53
? NealK Apr 2013 #60
The poster said people were making jokes who was doing that \? iandhr Apr 2013 #62
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It was years before I saw a Princess Dianna joke MiniMe Apr 2013 #56
Yes, same thing for me... NealK Apr 2013 #59
Thanks, Tommy -- as you may know, I wholeheartedly agree... VOX Apr 2013 #57
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