There are a lot of shitty people (republicans and racists ime, but that venn diagram is basically a circle) that hide their shitty opinions behind “jokes” that aren’t jokes until someone calls them on their shit. That’s why you’ll hear them say inflammatory things then back off the “it’s just a joke, calm down” and/or try to give you shit about not being able to handle edgy/dark humor. Think the “comedy is legal” crowd.

Racist jokes are racist jokes. That doesn’t make them dark humor.

See, that doesn’t matter. The “dark humor” aspect is irrelevant, it’s just another excuse to hide behind.

You have to remember,words don’t mean anything to these people, they’re just a rhetorical trick to win the argument.