A gay student in the USA got killed, when he joked with another student and asked him (he was straight and hated gays) for a date. The other student was offended and later he brought a gun to school and shot him. This was an innocent joke made to an bad guy.
However, Jeremy Clarkson, the popular TV presenter got into trouble last year for joking about murdering prostitutes. After completing a lorry driving task he said it had been a hard job and continued:
“Change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That’s a lot of effort in a day.”
His humorous comments attracted numerous angry complaints. One should be careful with jokes and make sure they do not offend another’s feelings. Even communities have been offended by jokes made about them. The Sikh community were subject to certain jokes, which however were never dared to be made in front of them for fear of violent retaliation. However people realised the Sikhs did not like being made fun of and the jokes have more or less died out completely.
Censuring jokes is perhaps going a bit too far, people should just use their common sense and make sure they do not hurt anybody.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/69349/Clarkson-murder-joke-furore
http://www.brownpride.us/forum/gay-boy-killed-school-parents-blame-school-t17163.html
However, Jeremy Clarkson, the popular TV presenter got into trouble last year for joking about murdering prostitutes. After completing a lorry driving task he said it had been a hard job and continued:
“Change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That’s a lot of effort in a day.”
His humorous comments attracted numerous angry complaints. One should be careful with jokes and make sure they do not offend another’s feelings. Even communities have been offended by jokes made about them. The Sikh community were subject to certain jokes, which however were never dared to be made in front of them for fear of violent retaliation. However people realised the Sikhs did not like being made fun of and the jokes have more or less died out completely.
Censuring jokes is perhaps going a bit too far, people should just use their common sense and make sure they do not hurt anybody.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/69349/Clarkson-murder-joke-furore
http://www.brownpride.us/forum/gay-boy-killed-school-parents-blame-school-t17163.html
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