Do you find suicide jokes funny?

[m1ll1pede]

Just a question, sometimes I see people make jokes about it online, if I laugh is that a bad thing? Or what do you do or think

 

[waterrrrrrrrrbottel]

jokes like "kill yourself" i don't really see as jokes it's more like the new "fuck you" which of course i like lol. joking about suicides that have happened is valid, the suicider knew what they were doing and all. joking about the suicider's LIFE however is not funny

 

[tone]

Not if it's at the expense of someone's suffering or pain.

 

[amaluuk]

If I killed myself I think I would find it amusing to see how people make jokes about it, amaluuk demagorgon memes and et cetera. Would be kinda funny honestly. Maybe I'm just saying that because I've always been an appreciator of Ronnie McNutt memes and feel as though I need to make up for it somehow, to show that I'm not a hypocrite.

 

[Z-A]

If it's a meme, yes. Encouraging someone? Hell no.

 

[Little_Suzy]

Since I was a child, I've found humor in everything. I add "laughing emojis" to a lot of posts. It means I like your personality or the way you express yourself.

 

[KillingPain267]

Just a question, sometimes I see people make jokes about it online, if I laugh is that a bad thing? Or what do you do or think

Absolutely, I find them funny. In fact, when I hear them/see memes with them, they are one of the few things left that make me laugh and make me feel less suicidal, even if just for a minute. Ironically.

 

[LastFlowers]

Depends on who is making the joke, why they're making it and how they present it.

 

[lostintheloop]

I find them dead funny …

It really depends. I think self-depreciating humour about your own suicidal thoughts/attempts is ok and others who can relate laughing and joining in with their own. Dark humour is how some people cope.

But I think joking about others at their expense isn't funny, especially about those who have passed. And obviously cruel if it's in front of or aimed at their relatives.

Although it's another issue altogether how normalised using it in passing has become online . Like people will just say 'go kill yourself' or 'i may aswell kill myself then ' at the slightest irrelevant thing . Not meaning it seriously but not thinking about impact on others. Especially teens who might not be taken seriously when wanting help.,

 

[KillingPain267]

jokes like "kill yourself" i don't really see as jokes it's more like the new "fuck you" which of course i like lol. joking about suicides that have happened is valid, the suicider knew what they were doing and all. joking about the suicider's LIFE however is not funny

Jokes can also be subjective. Some people think they are joking, but are actually just mocking. But I can always appreciate jokes with clever puns, punchlines etc. even about my life and the things that lead me to become suicidal.

 

[CantDoIt]

Sometimes I find them funny? It depends on whose expense it's at. I think it should be at the expense of the person making the joke. Also, being severely depressed has dulled my sense of humor so I find things difficult to laugh at in general.

 

[whywere]

Jokes are fine, however there is, and always will be a very fine line, between a joke and a very nasty, demeaning "joke".

I, for one, will have to say that I do NOT like suicide type jokes, as in my opinion, they just perpetrate the aspect of suicide as being a person who is "crazy" in the general populations view.

No need to add gas to the fire.

Walter

 

[oneirataxia]

All depends on the substance of the joke, how you tell it, when you tell it. Sometimes it can be funny, sometimes not. Like most other things.

 

[m1ll1pede]

If it's a meme, yes. Encouraging someone? Hell no.

this yes

 

[hematomatema]

Yeah I do but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable if it's coming from someone close to me like a friend or family member...not because I find it offensive or anything but because it makes me wonder how much they know about my current state and my intentions in the near future.

 

[temporal_anchorite]

Yes, I was forged in the fires of Call of Duty multiplayer lobbies, hearing obscenities like "kill yourself faggot" flung around was just another typical day lmao

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I find any good jokes funny, no matter the subject. Might as well grab a laugh when we can, if we can. There's not much that's really funny in this world, anymore. Take it when you can get it.

 

[Cress]

Just a question, sometimes I see people make jokes about it online, if I laugh is that a bad thing? Or what do you do or think

not really. Either you haven't had someone close to you kill themselves yet or you're a psychopath or sociopath and you find humor in your dead family members.

 

[Trismegistus_13]

I think there's a difference between a joke that is funny due to the shared experience of people versus a joke meant to degrade or stigmatized that group. I love a good depression meme, but making jokes at the expense of a real person who killed themselves I do not like.

 

[sugarb]

Just a question, sometimes I see people make jokes about it online, if I laugh is that a bad thing? Or what do you do or think

For me it depends on the context. Usually, yes, but if it's making fun of a specific suicide I might think it was insensitive (but might laugh anyway). If it was something about specific demographics committing suicide (ex: trans people) I probably wouldn't find it funny at all.

imo it's ok to laugh at anything as long as nobody's being harmed and one retains their actual morality

 

[AmericanMary]

There is this kid I work with. He has BPD, the tism, and is trans. My second day at the store he showed me his poems abt suicide. This was 2 days after my failed attempt. My mindset was like "I can't handle this." And shut that down.

He'll often make jokes like "I'll see yall tmr as long as I don't kill myself first."

I laugh and play along. Bc same.

Now, if someone is making jokes that are harmful to someone, I do have an issue with that.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I find most tasteless jokes funny and suicide is no different. Sometimes I laugh from a point of understanding and sometimes I just laugh as a distraction from my own pain.

 

[etherealspring]

yeah ill cope with any kind of humour

 

[Agon321]

I love dark humor, so jokes about suicide are no stranger to me.
I try to keep some distance from my current situation.

 

[indefinitesleep]

using humor to express my suffering has been a coping mechanism for a long time, I used it alot with pro lifers even and you can slip alot of the truth of it under the radar

I think all jokes are funny if theyr funny, obviously if ur just mocking some guys suicide thats not funny, but most the time
Id have no problem wit it.

 

[let.me.let.go87]

I admit I bust out laughing at some suicide memes they're just so….. funny so…..me

 

[Throwawayacc3]

Just a question, sometimes I see people make jokes about it online, if I laugh is that a bad thing? Or what do you do or think

It's kind of like joking is coping. This is the darkest thing that is around so getting nervous people may joke or say something so logical that it doesn't make sense.

Kind of like a defence mechanism. Even I've done it. I'll say things like "Hope is cope" because I know that a lot of things are just not fixable so it's funny to see others say it can be done when they haven't even got close to feeling like this.

Telling someone to do an action or do something isn't the same. It can't even be satire. It's just not possible. I haven't seen anyone direct someone to do something.
@_AllCatsAreGrey_ I always called them all cats are ghey (we have gif forum battles and have had chats before) and I always refer to this video:

It's not referring to suicide itself but my humour is really fucking weird and autistic lol.

It's kinda ironic that we only have each other on this forum to say stuff or joke around because there isn't any chance in hell I'd say stuff like this to the vast normie population.

I admit I bust out laughing at some suicide memes they're just so….. funny so…..me

Filthy Frank has some absolute bangers on the subject lol.