glumshoe:

deviant-tm420:

glumshoe:

glumshoe:

I can’t fucking imagine what a game of Cards Against Humanity must be like when played by a group of straight cis able-bodied white gentiles.

It’s honestly as much about which cards are played as who is playing them. There’s nothing particularly interesting or funny about being offensive… if I wanted to listen to straight people make homophobic jokes, I’d just turn on the TV. Every group I’ve ever played CaH with has been very diverse and the humor from offensive combinations has been rooted in the irony of who is choosing to play them and when. A game without that self-aware irony and the trusting tugging of social tensions sounds… incredibly boring…

It’s supposed to be offensive. If you’re going to be offended don’t play it then.

I’m not sure how to explain more clearly that both humor and offensiveness are situational and subjective. It’s supposed to be funny and to rely upon the interpersonal chemistry of the players. No joke is objectively funny – humor is a complex psychological manipulation of expectation and emotion. It’s a social game featuring low-risk deviancy, but if you’re not reading the room or failing to consider the context of who is playing, you’re probably not scoring well. A joke that might be funny when made by your biracial roommate will not be funny when made by your Klansman Uncle Jim, who should probably not be alive.

It’s not supposed to be offensive. It’s supposed to be funny for all involved, and that may include offensive jokes. It’s only fun so long as no one involved is being upset. Don’t be an ass.