I don't get why the topic is so incredibly taboo. Murder? Torture? Auschwitz? Trollolol, shit's hilarious. Get the kids in here, they love watching people getting riddled with bullets. Sex? Rape? GET THE HELL OUT YOU INSENSITIVE ARSE.
The term is 'trigger'. That's the psychological term.
The topic is taboo, because it was requested to not be discussed.
'Insensitive', is usually a term given after analysis--either by assumptive basis (ie people assume you mean something worse, other than asking for clarification, they judge too), or by 'me reading what you said, and I don't find that nice.' (observational) basis.
Would you discuss Auschwitz TROLLRORLGOLOOOOOL to a jewish survivor of the holocaust? They may laugh at it--they may not, depending on how they coped with it, but the memory exists with them, and it is not a good one. It may be funny to those who've experienced it, but its not funny to those who did--that's why there's a term of 'black' humor.
Would you discuss murder with a person who has recently lost a family member? It is possible, but not in the way to treat it as a joke--maybe advice on coping with it, and many other manners of how communications occurs. A point exists, that its also how others interpret what you say, despite the existence of intent, and the medium by which you present it, is what also matters.
Why are kids ok with watching people being riddled with boolets in First person shooters!? People are dying there!
It's because in part, the certain kids who are 'ok' with it, can perceive the obvious difference between a virtual game, its connotations onto real life, and differentiate it from reality. The game mechanics revolve around a certain process of function, "and I don't even have the 'Diplomacy button' so I can't do anything el- oh let's sneak around. Much better.', so its also a manner of how the medium is constructed and presented--and how its being related to reality, rather than being used to enforce the dissonance of virtual and real settings.
Now to expound. Other than relate the example of humor (as provided by i2amroy
here as a basic outline), there was a request for it to not be discussed. This is in part because the topic has a negative connotation, and the mention of it would entail a memory cue onto a past traumatic experience--something usually wholly unintended by the joker! The context is usually presented under the 'HOW' of how it is being presented--and this is what matters a ton. One may be able to discuss sex and rape in a purely controlled setting, but HOW one goes about with it is what leads to the reactions and proceeding discussion.
As a related note, browse the forum guidelines. It does emphasize that discussion is alright--that also emphasizes
how discussion goes.
This "HOW", is the background of what you currently see as the 'event or result'. The topic isn't taboo. It's
how its being discussed, is what's being described, which results in 'please no'.
At the current time, the topic isn't being discussed in a progressive manner. It's being discussed in...humorous connotations.
If you wish to make a joke, do it in good taste. Good taste of the situation. Good taste of the receiver (ie receiving audience; I'm using the communication term here). Good taste of the context, basically.
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