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LPT: If someone makes an inappropriate joke you don't like then play dumb. This will wreck the joke and might even get them to stop. (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by tkchumly@lemmy.one to c/lifeprotips@lemmy.ml

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If someone you know constantly makes reproductive anatomy or other borderline jokes and you think they should stop just play dumb. After the joke just say (with a straight face) that you don't get it. When they have to explain it it the joke satisfaction is gone and then more technical words need to be used to explain it making red flags pop up for them and anyone listening. They might get in trouble and you won't need to confront the behavior directly.

Works especially well in the military (even better if it's a superior).

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[–] tkchumly@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I am all for free speech in public. It's traditional to keep things professional at work and not every workplace is the same so everyone can find a place where they can express themselves however they want. When you on deployment and your boss repeatedly makes sexual harassment jokes and you can't just leave the military then it's more of a problem.