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Originally Posted by issybird
To the extent that kind of thing was ever funny, it’s ceased to be. Misogynistic, much?
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Whether you thought what JSWolf wrote was funny or not, it
was a joke, as admitted by you when you used the word "funny." He did not deserve to be insulted with the allegation of "misogynist" — which has the very specific meaning of "woman hater." I think you knew that he didn't hate woman but, like so many now, you used the wrong word in an attempt to control his behavior. And that's wrong.
Instead of misogynist" you could have said his joke was "not funny," or in "poor taste," or "trite," or (in your opinion) no longer "socially acceptable." An opinion has the virtue of expressing your displeasure without insulting or making a nasty allegation. For example, Mitt Romney
could have said Tulsi Gabbard was "wrong" (and why) when she criticized President Biden's actions in connection with Ukraine. Instead he called her a "traitor." His object was not to debate but to silence her with his nasty and lying allegation.
Good-natured teasing between the sexes has been the fodder of humor for a long, long time. Don Rickles almost always had a segment about his wife, but no one ever questioned his love and loyalty to her. (They were married for 62 years when he died.) People really need to lighten up (or at least grow thicker skins) and stop trying to find some reason (any reason) to be offended. The "Woke's" self-righteous virtue signaling and faux indignation is beginning to get really old.
And that's my
opinion on this matter. And how did a thread, started to evoke a chuckle, turn in yet another "cancer-serious" one? Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor any more?