In the current comedy world where the idiot-slacker-loser is often now a lovable point-of-view character, that defense is ringing increasingly hollow.Īnd while we’re at it, let’s also retire the defense that even "offensive" gay jokes are okay, because certain humorists offend "everyone" – "nothing" is off-limits.
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Okay, okay, so maybe these are just our opinions.īut before we move on to saying exactly which gay movie jokes we find offensive (and a few we don’t!), can I just say? I think it’s time to retire the catch-all rebuttal that, “We’re not making fun of gay people – we’re making fun of homophobia and the ignorant types who would make jokes like this!” Who’s to say exactly which gay movie jokes are funny or subversive, designed to make an ironic point, and which are lazy and offensive, designed to pander to the audience’s existing homophobia? But what does that mean exactly? Humor is notoriously subjective. On the other hand, what exactly is an "offensive gay joke" anyway? No one is saying all gay jokes are offensive – just jokes that are mean-spirited or cheap or lazy. The recent brouhaha over a gay joke in the upcoming Ron Howard-directed, Vince Vaughn-starring movie The Dilemma is interesting because it’s the first time the argument against the never-ending stream of gay jokes has ever received much mainstream traction. Maybe it’s simply a question of, well, enlightenment. Maybe the debate over gay jokes isn’t a question of censorship. It’s about the fact that these jokes are so common – in a way that jokes about other minorities such as African Americans or Jewish people or Asians or women or the disabled, simply no longer are.Īnd yet no longer making jokes about "stingy Jews" (except ironically) or casually using the n-word as an insult didn’t stop comedians from telling jokes, did it? You might even argue that getting beyond lazy stereotypes and these cheap, easy punch-lines actually made comedy better. People don’t see what the big deal is, because they’re not seeing the big picture, which is that this isn’t about any one joke. That’s why, whenever anyone points out how common they are and says, "Hey, maybe this is contributing to a culture of prejudice," there tends to be a immediate and furious counter-response of: “Political correctness!” “It’s just a joke!” “I don’t see what the big deal is!” All you can do is ask and let him decide if he wants to tell you.Gay jokes are still so common in American movie comedies that most of them barely register. Just like you wouldn't sit in front of someone and watch them make out with their partner (or watch even more intimate acts), you don't need to break into that part of his life. At the end of the day, the most important thing to remember is that his sexuality is his business.
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By "outing" them, even to yourself, you may be putting them in danger. You may want to know if your friend is gay, but there may be a good reason why they're staying closeted. People have good reasons to stay closeted sometimes.