Woooooww. You need to read this whole scholarly thread about the term “just joking” - which is ALWAYS a bypassing attempt, are ALWAYS pejoratively meant, and in no way innocuous.
It’s dark, manipulative and can be deadly.
Also? #Racist tropes never qualify as “a joke”
It’s dark, manipulative and can be deadly.
Also? #Racist tropes never qualify as “a joke”
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Jason P. Steed
The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
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