So, apparently Jaboukie is a known Comedian (I donāt pay attention, so I didnāt know them before I Googled them) and this was a joke, a piece of satire. Which is funny, because:
1. It ignores Poeās law. "Without a clear indicator of the author's intent, parodies of extreme views will be mistaken by some readers or viewers as sincere expressions of the parodied views." Which means you canāt complain when people take your ājokesā seriously.
2. Being a comedian doesnāt automatically make everything said a joke, and being a comedian automatically make a joke funny, which brings us to:
3. Just because something is a joke doesnāt make it funny. If you have to tell someone "itās a joke,ā the joke probably wasnāt that funny (or you infringed upon Poeās law (or youāre a bully trying to excuse your horrible behavior)).
4. Comedians are just as fallible as human beings. Sometimes, what they say isnāt a joke and is instead a reflection of their true beliefs. Sometimes, comedians are shitty human beings. Therefore, the delivery of what they said is important. But, again. Poeās law.
Its Jaboukie a shitty human being? No. Well, probably not. I donāt know him, I donāt follow him, I aināt him. Unless we find undeniable proof, I could never say either way. But he did infringe upon Poeās law, because I could 100% imagine someone on Twitter making that post with complete sincerity. In fact, thereās probably is a post out there that echos this exact sentiment, but seriously. Does Jaboukie deserve ridicule for this post? Absolutely. Heās a comedian and he failed at making a joke. Weāre legally allowed to assault him with assorted fruits and vegetables /j.
But seriously. No. Donāt harass people. Regardless of whether this is a joke or a reflection of his actual opinions. Critique them, sure. Tell him that it wasnāt funny because there are people who would genuinely believe what was said, or some shit like that. Donāt harass people.
And for the love of G-d, actually do some research! I canāt even find a link to this post so, and considering thereās no date I thought it was faked. But even if it wasnāt faked, hadnāt I researched I wouldnāt have known any of this!
I wouldnāt have known that Jaboukie is a comedian and I wouldnāt have known that this is his general style of comedy.
Research things so you donāt get pissed off at something you barely have context to! I mean, you can still get pissed off if youāre into that. Put a little disclaimer that āYeah, I know this was probably supposed to be a joke, but--ā before you rant about the topic, but at least get some context!
