They tend to be people that can see the light side of dark situations. Meaning they can reframe and see different perspectives, rather than focusing on the negative. People that typically dont get dark humor, tend to be people who are focusing purely on the negative side and this comes from hurt. i used to be like that too. Because they are hurting, they can not see the bigger picture. People that make dark jokes, especially comedians, tend to understand the mindset an perspective of people that are usually in those situation and make a joke about it to lighten the mood and reframe it is a lighter perspective
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I know some who do and some who dont
They tend to be more existential and less deluded. They are often open minded and can see the reality and the madness of situations.
I agree, depending on what people see as dark humor. There are sadly enough people that think just shouting racist slurs is Le funny dark humor.
They also tend to be ones who suffered a lot, and learnt how dark jokes can help them recover from the trauma they faced.
I have dark humor. sometimes I really need to pay attention what I say ect. I try not to make dark jokes if they don’t like it, I don’t want to offend people. (that is empathy ig).
Dark humor is a way of surviving, you either laugh at the absurdity or break.
Yes, life is dark and painfull, but despite that there is a lot of joy and happines.
Just focus on the small good things in life.
no, people who use dark humor because they find things that upsets people, hilarious.
It’s often a coping mechanism. I have quite a dark sense of humor, and it’s developed further after years of working in healthcare and seeing tremendous amounts of death and suffering up close. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.
I don’t agree. Dark humor is just an excuse to be a sociopath
I have indeed a very dark humour, and I consider myself more empathetic than most people I know.
I heard this type of thinking before and it has some truth in it.
They are the sad clowns. The hallowed jesters.
I don’t think this is an unpopular opinion. I think it’s just…an opinion.
Wellllllll…… I wanna agree with you but too many “comedians” sing about dark humor when their racist jokes don’t land
Some dark humor, yes I absolutely agree— but it has to be done well, otherwise it’s just thinly-veiled bigotry
I hope so, speaking for myself.
I totally agree with this. Dark humor can be a way for people to cope with difficult situations and show empathy. By making jokes about tough topics, they can help others see things from a different perspective and lighten the mood. It’s not about being insensitive, but rather about understanding the pain and trying to find a way to make it more bearable.
Well no. Most of those „dark humor enthusiasts“ are just insufferable Pierce of shit.
They don’t get that the point of a joke is to make someone laugh. If you keep doing your shitty jokes, even though the other person actually told you that he doesn‘t want to hear it and you don’t stop, you are just annoying.
This is what those people always do. They are just annoying. I believe most people can generally laugh about themselves. What those people don’t understand is that, if no one laughs you are just not that funny bro. It isn’t always because all the other ones are so sensitive.
That was way longer than it had to be
it depends on the joke. Too many ‘dark humour’ and ‘edgy’ jokes are just offensive comments that rely on shock value but have no structure (like calling someone a slur to get a reaction)
It completely depends on the person and the jokes. My girlfriend has a disability and has many friends with disabilities. They make really dark jokes but it’s coming from a place of ownership over a sometimes bleak situation.
But there also those that make dark jokes that are coming from ignorance, they haven’t had to experience that darkness so they throw it around without knowing its weight. You can’t tell me some teenage edgelord is making dark jokes about miscarriages from a place of empathy. Sometimes it’s from a place of cruelty. Or just not understanding the pain those words can cause