When men make jokes about cruelty to animals - deal breaker to women?

[LookAtThisPOst]

I was wondering, in a lot of social situations where a woman would talk about a certain animal, some douche' would make a joke about cooking it and eating it.

 

Or "He'd look good on my wall!" or something like that, would this be a turn off to women? Even in jest, this just seems to be tasteless?

[xxoo]

I'm a woman, and I make jokes about cooking and eating cute but wild animals. I don't think I'm a douche.

 

Trophy hunting is a turn off for me.

[Keenly]

It's a joke. I make jokes about starving kids in Africa.

[LookAtThisPOst]

Well, I think it depends on the context, because usually these jokes are made around women who volunteer at animal shelters, work at zoos, etc. I know some of these women, and they say it's a major turn off.

 

They bring up a subject of their work and automatically it seems to be an invitation to "Cecil the lion" jokes or something similar. (currently trending, too soon?)

[Keenly]

These women need to pull the stick out.

[Timshel]

It's a joke. I make jokes about starving kids in Africa.

 

Really Keenly?

 

I like to laugh....a lot. I am a chick that will laugh at things some women find distasteful.

I guess it would come down to context, the situation and how much I think the dude may not really be joking.

[MrMeh]

I used to make jokes like that and thought people who didn't laugh at them were a little uptight.

I guess I am a little different now because those jokes just seem so bland and disgusting. I prefer humor that has some wit to it because it requires a clever tongue.

[Lokin4AReason]

I am a dude and I don't like it one bit IMO.

 

to me, they have limit(s) on certain subject(s) if ask and pet(s) aren't something to joke around w/ ( no matter what kind they are, heck, plus I even volunteer at a shelter )

[jen1447]

Depends on the intent. If it's done to push buttons, that's a sign of insecurity and a turn off. I feel bad for those ppl, which doesn't translate into arousal at all. If it's a 'joke' that's only masquerading as a joke, which is a method by which some ppl try to push thru their thoughts and values without risking ridicule, that's even worse.

[carhill]

OP, men make jokes about such things because we're the ones who hunt and kill. It's part of our genes, hence some of us make jokes about it. Tasteful? Depends on the man, his social status, and the delivery. Two different men can be perceived completely differently for the same joke. Part of life.

[Toodaloo]

I think it depends entirely on context, personal boundaries the other person has and how you say it.

 

I am always telling my best mate to stuff one of her cats and randomly leave it on the floor. She will still get to break her leg but save on the food bills... She knows that this particular cat is my absolute fav though, more so after climbing down stupid drains to rescue the damned thing.

 

My friend counters me with the offer to bung her in a box and send her over to live with me...

 

Now that I can not forgive!

[Strahatmak]

If the guy makes a joke out of no where but only breaks the atmosphere of the table, this guy is very immature and is obviously lack of common sense, boundaries, and social skills.

 

I simply cannot connect how speaking about cute animal can lead to cooking and eating them. Not because I lack of sense of humor, or I'm an animal lover. Making proper and good jokes require certain level of brains and skills. It also reflects your knowledges. Making inappropriate jokes only show one a dumber or a douche.

[PaperCrane]

I find humor to live in a realm without scrutiny. For if we cannot joke about something, how can we move past the things that hurt us and hold us back?

 

It's all about being able to see something in a different light, to possibly laugh at it, but have the option to accept or disregard all at the same time.

[nescafe1982]

Such a joke might bore me, actually. But I probably wouldn't read into it much.

 

But really, it's impossible to assess what kinds of humor all women will share. I mean, we are all different.

[GorillaTheater]

My sense of humor is pretty inappropriate by many civilized standards. I don't think I'd care to filter myself, though. If they laugh, I'd figure I found a good potential match.

[lollipopspot]

OP, men make jokes about such things because we're the ones who hunt and kill.

 

No, the vast majority of guys are the ones who go to the store and buy some packaged food. Or more typically have their women go to the store, if they're married The retrospective evolutionary biology reasoning to explain something like jokes is just too farfetched to me.

 

OP, jokes like that aren't particularly witty in general. If you know someone really well and have a gallows style humor or running joke with them, fine, but making jokes that are offensive to a lot of people when you don't have a relationship with them that tells you that's o.k. just seems like it could create needless drama.

Edited September 4, 2015 by lollipopspot