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	emily_goddess 2011-03-27 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Further down there is an exchange between "Me" (not "me") and "Mixmaster" which results in a non-sequitur that made me giggle and wonder what seat I am going to have in Hell. Protip: announcing that you laugh at rape jokes won't win you many friends here. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	rape is not funny monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 04:04 am UTC (link)
	it is actually the odd juxtaposing that made me laugh. I found it slightly uncomfortable that the rape mention was in that, hence my comment, but rape doesn't make me laugh. The idea that something so unrelated was attempted as a follow-up did. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: rape is not funny

loopywafflehead
2011-03-29 10:38 am UTC (link)

I get what you're saying since I sometimes laugh as a nervous reaction to things. It's not that I think an appalling subject is funny, it's more "oh my God, did they really say that?!", you know? Or if, as in this case, when a comment comes out of nowhere and is really absurd, I'll laugh and wonder what they're talking about, before realising what they're talking about. Anyway, sorry to make it all about me, I just kind of get where you're coming from, that's all.

Thanks for being so classy about the entire issue, it's much appreciated :)

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	monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 04:26 am UTC (link)
	I hope the edit helps. I honestly did not intend for to come across as laughing at rape. I worked too long in the psychiatric field for something like that. (plus there is an odd personal story involving having someone try a bit forcefully with me one time...I get the not funny, trust me.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ealusaid 2011-03-27 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Are we going to need a hereabouts "we don't laugh with misogynists, we laugh at them" awareness week? There's been way too much of that stuff going around. (monkeyarcher: not saying you're a misogynist, just saying, there seems to be a general lack of cluelessness about this stuff running rampant lately) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ealusaid 2011-03-27 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Er, general lack of cluefulness. If that's even a word. (I think I'm going to bed now) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	if I can use uncomfortableness, then clearly cluefulness works for me as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	thank you. I really didn't mean for that to come out the way it did. I am sorry for any uncomfortableness I may have caused. (Reply to this)(Parent)

monkeyarcher
2011-03-27 02:43 pm UTC (link)

Had pointed out to me that my clarification didn't really make it better. My roommate understood what I was trying to say, but it very much did not come out that way.

Also had pointed out to me that there is a better comm for this post, so I have moved it. Bad judgement call on my part posting it here.

I am sorry about the misunderstanding and any uncomfortableness I may have caused.

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	emily_goddess 2011-03-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you for understanding, and for not wanking up a storm when criticized. I hope it gets a good reception at UFB. Personally, I love fannish entitlement wank (it's a shame this one veered so quickly into unfunny misogyny and rape humor). (Reply to this)(Parent)

	also_not_a_pipe 2011-03-27 05:34 am UTC (link)
	At what oncology college do they teach how much misogynist Internet rage will cure cancer? Because the comments on all those sites seem to be going on the "more is better" theory, but I always thought that with toxic cancer treatments, the doctors had to use a real fine touch to keep from just poisoning the patient. (Reply to this)

	tez 2011-03-27 05:57 am UTC (link)
	Did someone rename the unfunnybusiness comm and I didn't see it? Or am I just devoid of the sense of humor required to find entertainment in this? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	sorry. I have moved this post to Unfunny. I don't know why I didn't post it there to begin with. Incredibly poor judgement on my part. (Reply to this)(Parent)

puipui
2011-03-27 06:55 am UTC (link)

~~made me giggle and wonder what seat I am going to have in Hell.~~ amazed me in the sheer audacity and oddness of the lack of connection

Yes, this change totally comes across like a small clarification instead of an absolute and complete change in what you originally said, sure. That will absolutely convince people that you weren't laughing over the completely out-there rape comparison that would, at first glance, appear to be an insult to all humanity! No one will ever wonder why, if you were laughing at the KitKat theme song thing, that would make you think you're going to Hell for it, as opposed to laughing at the rape thing which would totally (and rightly!) make you think that. No one will wonder! You have totally clarified yourself! That makes this completely unfunny post all better! What a relief! Phew!

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	spawn_of_kong 2011-03-27 08:49 am UTC (link)
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monkeyarcher
2011-03-27 02:38 pm UTC (link)

actually, I considered the KitKat-thing to be part of the whole odd-troll-exchange. But this is not how it appears, and for that I am sorry.

I had left my original bad-phrasing in there because I thought it would be more douche-like to edit it out like it hadn't existed. I have seen wanks where the poster starts editing out anything that makes them look bad, and I didn't want to look like I was trying to manipulate the whole thing that way. Sadly, my clarification was sorely lacking. Both you and my roommate have pretty much made that clear and that it is best just left out.

Again, sorry about my lack of cluefulness, and I have moved the post to a more appropriate forum which I hope will help.

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	puipui 2011-03-28 08:40 am UTC (link)
	Thank you for being reasonable about it. Good on you. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	miome 2011-03-27 10:43 am UTC (link)
	FYI for the future, if it involves stuff like cancer and misogyny, it goes in unfunnybusiness. There's a reason I don't have unfunnybusiness friended, and this post is close to the perfect example of it. Not how I wanted to start my Sunday. :( (Reply to this)(Thread)

	monkeyarcher 2011-03-27 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	I apologize, and have moved it to the comm you suggested. I don't know why I didn't think of that before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	miome 2011-03-28 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Live and learn! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jasonvermilion 2012-01-29 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	As a result in the growth in our world progress, we now are able to go anywhere we wish, for a reasonable price too. Some do it to make a profit, other just like to travel for no apparent reason. Do we really need a reason? Why not just travel without a cause. It can only bring joy to those who have learned to appreciate the moment. (Reply to this)