What's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?

canthidium@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 332 points –
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I love a good offensive joke as much as the next guy, but it’s mostly the same ignorant old cheap shots when it comes to racist jokes. Hurr durr I know the bike thief was black because he left watermelon and fried chicken on the ground. Ok grampa time for your walk.

It's offensive because it's the absolute lowest-hanging fruit. It's the least amount of thought and effort possible to put into a "joke". Oh, and the bigotry...

Yep, exactly. It's such a hack, easy joke to make and I almost find that more offensive than the racism.