Monday, May 21, 2018

Quick Rant Against Vulgar and Disrespectful Jokes

I have a really hard time keeping up with schedules--I'm so lazy. I haven't even worked out for weeks because I was brutally wounded after tripping on a speeding treadmill after running 20 km/h.

Since I'm still lazy, this will be very short with no TL;DR.

Most people with Asperger's syndrome have language difficulties. For instance, they can't understand the difference between jokes/lies and the truth/sincerity, and they take idioms literally. No offense to my fellow people with Asperger's syndrome.

However, I have a much better understanding of non-literal language than other people with Asperger's syndrome. I can understand puns, for instance. I can tell the differences between jokes and non-jokes through context clues, body language, and tone of voice.

What I really hate is how today's tweens, teens, and young adults are so good at twisting jokes to make them have no sign of humorous intent at all, especially if the joke is vulgar and/or disrespectful.

Here's an example of a joke I don't like that I will probably take literally and personally, from The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond by Jed Baker (2004, I think): "Man, you really stink at gym."

Using only the words (no body lingo or voice), this is not a joke at all--this is a straight-up insult.

Thankfully, in Baker's illustration, the guy being joked at asked, "Are you kidding?"
The other person replied, "Yeah. Sorry, you are not so bad."

On another note, my personal least favorite joke is an insult disguised as a compliment.
"Gerard, you're the best workmate ever!"
"Thanks for the kind words, Billy!"
"At being a complete IDIOT!"
 TRIGGERED 

So if you want to tell me something that I might take offense to, expect me to ask, "Is this a joke or a sincere statement?"

By the way, to those at my home Minecraft server, since I'm a Head Moderator: Avoid vulgar and disrespectful jokes regardless of context, or I might falsely punish you. Do not say "kys" to mean "keep yourself safe" or "kiss your sister" for instance, because it can be misunderstood as "kill yourself".

Side Note

I'm not into meme culture. I don't read 9gag or Imgur or reddit.
In fact, it's usually hard to make me laugh. The only times I remember myself laughing really hard are "how is prangent formed", TheSyndicateProject's GHOST CHILLI PEPPER CHALLENGE!, annoying my enemies, and videos of people destroying stuff.
I understand most jokes, but I don't laugh at them.

If you ask me something about whales or cows, for example, I'll answer based on my knowledge of the animals themselves, not the memes behind them.

I do like Pokémon memes though :D

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