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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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[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

When someone says a bad joke, like really bad or distasteful, I think my face kinda gives away what I'm feeling, even though I try to hide it, and a good amount of the time the person will kinda think and make some agreement that it was in poor taste.

for situations like the military, and I've been in a situation where it was all men making really really poor jokes, it's a little different cause it's a bunch of people bouncing off eachother and my opinion matters much less, especially when its the majoritt making those jokes. So your way definitely works and maybe makes the person think about wth they even said.