A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest
  • Graphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    9 months ago

    by insinuating such an important cultural instrument is a shallow blowjob joke.

    Your original implies the instrument itself is the joke but I’m saying anything he’s tooting on in this instance would’ve been hilarious.

    Idk this just feels like one of those things you gotta laugh about because the main topic is so fucked.

    • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      216·
      9 months ago

      I don’t really see why you have to laugh at all.

      I’d rather see outrage and anger instead of humour being the take from this.

      • Graphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        161·
        9 months ago

        You can find humor and be outraged. This is the tenth rapey priest story posted this hour alone. If you cried over each case you’d die of dehydration by lunchtime.

      • Alto@kbin.social
        1·
        9 months ago

        Humors a pretty common response to awful situations. It’s a useful coping tool as the world continues to go to shit around us.