I don't. I think it is offensive.
2006-09-09 16:38:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
THAT'S NOTHING TO JOKE ABOUT!!! DYING IS VERY SAD NO MATTER IF U LIKE THE PERSON OR NOT!!!
2006-09-09 16:40:17 · answer #1 · answered by Hopeicouldhelp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called a "morbid sense of humour". It is offensive. There are people that cannot handle death and so they try to make jokes and "laugh it off." On the other hand, there are people who are just cruel and are non-emotional. I am a person with a "morbid sense of humour" that have offended before, without meaning to and was very sorry afterwards. It is a way to handle an emotion. If I hadn't have tried to "lighten" the atmosphere, I would probably have just bawled and had an emotional fit...which was not appropriate either. If someone offended you, I appologize for them.
2006-09-09 23:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by sunshine4ok 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends a little on who the person is, and their relationship to the person who just died. In general I agree with you, it's really off to make jokes about a dead person and their death. If we're talking about people joking about Steve Irwin's death, and then yes, it's offensive. I didn't much like the guy, but I wouldn't dream of making jokes about him or how he died!
2006-09-09 23:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by Bratfeatures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's a stress reliever and not intended to harm anyone. Laughter helps us all. I had the experience numerous years ago when four teens were killed in a car accident coming home from a concert. At the funeral, one of the surviving youth and I were walking in together. I came up with "Well how was the concert?" I have no idea where it came from - it just came out. His mother laughed and he smiled. It was kind of an ice breaker to a bad tragedy.
2006-09-09 23:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by b's wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, yes, it is a coping mechanism.
And it's absolutely acceptable to my way of thinking, but others might be deeply offended....
So I'd play it safe and NOT make a joke.
However, I did go to the funeral of a friend of mine who was a stand up comedian. I never laughed so hard in my life. There, it was more than appropriate, it was required!
2006-09-09 23:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by marsminute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Laughter increases our strength, making it an important coping mechanism.
2006-09-09 23:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by dorothylwm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people feel that by being serious, they are vulnerable. So they joke. Death, being dumped, ex-girlfriends, etc. It isn't the best way, but some people just don't know how else to express themselves.
2006-09-09 23:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by tankgirl190 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally i think its offensive too, like to the late person and like their friends and family etc. but then like if thats the way that helps one cope then let it be, cuz its hard to lose someone even if they're were'nt close to you. and if by doing that to one is easy for them to handle the death then its better then like sinking into this deep hole of depression.
2006-09-09 23:46:32 · answer #8 · answered by wintermag52 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother died in July. I spoke at her funeral. I told funny (true) stories about her. Everyone there appreciated them. Her older brother was sitting there and smiling and nodding his head in agreement. I'm sure that my mother would have loved it, too.
She was a tough old broad with a wicked sense of humor about herself. Her favorite son inherited that humorous side.
However, the people making jokes about the death of someone they don't know are doing it in poor taste.
2006-09-09 23:50:35 · answer #9 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a nurse I rely on a sense of humour most would not find appropriate. But then those same people would be grateful of how I cared for their loved one.
2006-09-09 23:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by David H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more like a joke if they amke fun of their own death
2006-09-10 04:44:40 · answer #11 · answered by Neutro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋