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Oneironaut

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15. People should be able to make stupid, ignorant jokes without being prosecuted or fined.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:22 AM

18 hrs ago

Others also reserve the right to point out how stupid those jokes are, and, that isn’t “canceling.” For example, if you’re making “I identify as an attack helicopter” jokes in 2026, you absolutely suck and need to get better material.

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See post #6. Nt Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #7

I tried to read into it Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #13

Hate speech is bad for society. Swede 19 hrs ago #9

Sorry, I'm still a liberal Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #12

Having the wrong opinion isn't hate speech. pcdb 16 hrs ago #21

(High) Kick. usonian 19 hrs ago #4

Here is a link to a more complete and detailed report Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #6

He had a campaign against it. Swede 19 hrs ago #8

2026 and he's making jokes about gender? leftstreet 19 hrs ago #10

I suppose a few fans will try to minimize this Torchlight 19 hrs ago #11

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I'm really disappointed in in John Cleese MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #17

I had to explain Trans to a Brit expat about a decade ago... haele 17 hrs ago #19

Thank you for your response MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #20

Cleese was listed in Epstein's "little black book" Qutzupalotl 18 hrs ago #18