TW for people who get offended too soon.
Religious humour has been around for centuries and. The likelihood that we will get rid of it in 21st century is too remote and backwards a thought.
IN MY OPINION, we laugh at jokes and humour because we somewhere relate to it.
So may be instead of getting offended or angry at every joke, we can try looking at the truth beneath the satire. People who are uptight and feel are superior to everyone else always feel the need to attack someone instead of trying to understand that it was just a joke.
The problem might arise when the humour instead of entertainment turns into an attack with malicious intent. But then again, who decides that, because no one can know the intention behind the joke or satire, so there I believe it is okay to question the concerned person,
but what I do not agree with is attacking them for it. While people always find something or the other to be offended by, with the advent of internet and social media, public censorship has become even more powerful. In this age of internet we see new outrage everyday.
And don't get me wrong, outrage per se isn't wrong but the motive and intent behind one needs to be seen. We cannot keep attacking people for harmless jokes where it is clear that the intent was not to attack someone's religious sentiments. Social media policing is affecting
people badly and we need to put some thought to it. Also, I am sure harmless religious jokes will not bother GOD. I am sure he is having a laugh or two as well. Free speech means people can voice their ideas and opinions, even the ones you might find offensive or disagree to.
I agree that Free speech is a two way street and a person making an offensive joke needs to be prepared to respond to people putting questions across. But what they should not worry about are life threats and abusive responses to their harmless jokes. Religion should never be
above someone's life or health, be it physical or mental. What I disagree with is not letting a comedian voice their opinions or ideas because you "might" get offended. Private censorship by the comedian themselves is still something I would agree with but not public censorship.
Comedians might offend us with their jokes and might make us think beyond our comfort zone. In doing so they force us to think about the various stereotypes in our society. And I feel it is better to talk about things and have a dialogue rather than burying them and pretending
that they don't exist.
Something I found on internet.
These are the words of our late President A.P.J Abdul Kalam sir.
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