What is your view on gay jokes? Offensive or just for fun?

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Before I came out as being a male-to-female transsexual, I was always really defensive and insulted by gay jokes, mainly cos the people saying them were using them as an intent to bully me. God knows why they called me gay cos you can't even tell I'm trans, also I don't like men, I like girls. Right now people still can't tell I'm trans, when I come out to a new person, people are pretty shocked at what they are hearing, lol.

Moving away from my homophobic mother soon though, so I'll soon be myself and they people will most definitely know my intent to become a woman, lol.

Anyway, when I finally came out, 2 years before I graduated high school, all the people who used to bully me became some of my closest friends and well the gay jokes still continued, but I kinda lightened up and even began to realise the humour in them and I was finding them less offensive, being able to laugh along and understand them made me feel more like I fitted in and more included and I guess me being less offended help me gain true friends. Also I feel it's good to be able to laugh at yourself now and again.

To be honest, I have heard some gay jokes that cross the line, but overall I can more or less laugh along to most. It's kinda help me to one, be happier and two, get some very close, permanent friends and so far, other than my mother, I haven't had one person who hasn't accepted me when I've come out.

What is your view on gay jokes?
 
Honestly, Ive been known to say them..

I dont find them offensive unless the person telling the jokes have some grudge towards the LGBT community... Jokes are fine but if it seems like they are trying to insult an entire group of people while laughing about it Im not a fan.. (I think Ty just made an example of why they arent always funny...)

As long as you dont buy into the stereotypes you joke about I dont think any innocent joke is that big of a deal.
 
It really depends on how the joke goes about it. Is it making fun of the stereotype or simple light humor. Or is it seriously just cruel.

I'll give you an example of a joke that wouldn't be cool

"How do you turn a fruit into a vegetable?
With a baseball bat"
 
It definitely depends on who a person is chiding, where they are coming from when they do it and what place the person who is being chided is at in there overall emotional security. It's the same as if someone were to give me a nick name i know is true like "shorty" cause I'm 4 10" and if I was offended by it because I was insecure of my height or if I thought it was a part of me I can't change and decide to be proud of. Nothing but to make the best out of who you are and embrace laughing at yourself once in a while. If it's meant to be in bad spirit - i just smile and say or think, "that's right A - whole! Take it in!" Mean people are just ignorant, funny people are just fun.
 
the jokes should be harmless as long as u know when ur going 2 far
and u shouldnt saay them if u think someone iz goin 2 be offended
 
Depending on the joke, I could have a different view point, but usually I'm disgusted with the majority of them because they fuel stereotypes and are disrespectful towards the gay community.
 
to me it depends on the joke really. there are some things its just rude to joke about, but I know sometimes Ill say something because the situation is just an obvious set up for a joke, I wont necessarily mean it or pourpusly want to insult anyone,its just a funny thought that will cross my mind when something comes up. It always depends on the situation and on how the person says it.
 
Depending on the joke, I could have a different view point, but usually I'm disgusted with the majority of them because they fuel stereotypes and are disrespectful towards the gay community.
 
Some are offensive, some are funny. Like most jokes about groups and people.
 
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