One of the more annoying trends in our national discourse occurs whenever someone has said something offensive, and his/her defenders inevitably defend the comment as being a joke, as if jokes cannot be offensive, and claim that any critics should just get a sense of humor.
An even more disturbing example of this framing can be [...]
Entries Tagged as 'jokes'
Oh, a Joke. I Get Jokes.
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Law and Justice
Tags: Don Imus·jokes·KTLA·Rush Limbaugh·scooping
In Which I Call Myself a Horrible Person
June 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Politics
Generally, only good things come from David Letterman entering the political fray. See, eg., his takedown of Bill O’Reilly on Iraq, his skewering of John McCain, and his ongoing humiliation of George Bush and Dick Cheney.
So I really wish I could be fully on Letterman’s side in his feud with Sarah Palin. [...]
Tags: bleeding heartery·Bristol Palin·David Letterman·George Bush is dumb·hypocrisy·jokes·Sarah Palin