Discussion People joking about suicide

[black_iris]

wondering yalls thoughts and opinions on this. or when someone says to "kys" jokingly too.

i personally dont find it offensive when people joke about it because it just makes them look ignorant and doesnt affect me much.

 

[violetforever]

considering that its mostly teenagers (who are inherently annoying anyway) that joke around like this, no. i find it hard to believe an adult would joke like this. that would just come off as embarrassingly immature to me instead of offensive though.

 

[SASU-KE]

I joke about pretty much everything. It's a coping mechanism and part of my personality.I also like dark humor.

But I'm careful not to make any jokes that hurt others. I edit my posts so many times on this site or outright delete them

So yes, in closing, consideration is needed before making certain jokes.It shouldn't hurt or trigger others.

considering that its mostly teenagers (who are inherently annoying anyway) that joke around like this, no. i find it hard to believe an adult would joke like this. that would just come off as embarrassingly immature to me instead of offensive though.

It was just yesterday that someone confused you for a small child. God, I was chuckling hard at that. I even responded to him and then deleted my post immediately

 

[Forever Sleep]

It depends really. I quite enjoy gallows humour. But- if you're refering to people who mock those that take their own life then- no- I likely wouldn't appreciate that.

 

[l1ablemistakes]

Honestly I 'joke' about it all the time. I often wonder how serious people are being because most of the time, I'm not kidding. If the joke is at the expense of suicidal people then yeah that's not funny, but honestly? *minor inconvenience happens* "ok I guess I'll kill myself" is a banger joke

 

[reowmeow]

It really depends, its kind of weird if you are telling people to kill themselves, but just joking with it is fine imo

 

[ColorlessTrees]

nothing can really shock trigger or offend me unless it's something personal from someone whose opinion i care about being attacked.

i dont care who makes suicide jokes. if anything if people normalized it enough for the average person not to freak out when i make dark jokes that'd be nice. i dont care if its "taken less seriously" that way because its barely taken seriously as it is now, just in a different sort of way.

 

[Chocomel]

Really depends on how serious they about it. Everyday I see "kys" joke, post, or message and I know that its just a light hearted meaning. People don't take it seriously. Unless when they take it seriously, because then it will really offend someone. I think you can tell if a "kys" is meant to be serious as an insult or playful as a joke

 

[Shadows From Hell]

It's a joke to them until someone close to them does it. Then it's not funny anymore.

It doesn't offend me though. When someone cracks a joke about it, I'll shrug it off, but in my mind I'm thinking, "You have no idea your joke is soon to become reality."

 

[Forveleth]

I mean, I am a pretty big fan of this thread

Suicide memes

Add your suicide memes.

sanctioned-suicide.net

With any other type of joking, it all depends on context and intention. Th exact same joke said in two different situations can have very different outcomes.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Ofc it depends on the context, but for example, on here, SaSu, in a certain posting, at the right time, I see nothing wrong with it. It all depends. Def not telling someone to go kill themselves in any seriousness. That's not cool. But, in other ways that a certain posting might lend itself. Maybe just to break the tension. If it's clear it is only in jest, I see nothing inherently wrong with it. Joking around is better than crying, imo.

 

[meddle]

short answer: it depends on who is joking and on the situation

slightly longer answer: i like dark humour. but telling someone to kys is not even a funny joke, its just an insult. and it also irritates me when someone who isnt suicidal, who is not considering suicide and has never considered it says something like "i want to kill myself". like, buddy... no, you dont, we know that, so why do you use such strong words? its no joke for you. and i also dont like when the joke is offensive. like mocking suicidal people, something like "sideways for attention, longways for results", idk... but otherwise i like dark jokes, especially when they are somewhat funny and relatable

 

[kuroshimi]

It actually depends.

I myself used to joke about suicide a lot among my internet friends, since some of them also similar tendencies. This was back when I wasn't actively suicidal Maybe it was some form of andegonia or something, I don't know. I joke less about it now. And it seemed to me that joking about it was inappropriate. But I guess I don't mind now anymore.

Of course, if it serious or offensive, it's unacceptable.

 

[joey2424]

Definitely depends on the context, as others have said. I've had very close friends who I know are joking and have dark humour tell me to kms when I do something (probably also dark humour related). I personally say I'm going to kill myself as a joke sometimes, but it's more of a confession and feels kind of relieving in a way to get to say it out loud. I think often when people say it about themselves as a joke, there is some truth.

 

[NoPoint2Life]

In general, I'm good with most of it and I like dark humor anyway.

But I am kind of surprised as I'm reading this thread. I know people online can be absolutely horrible with their comments, but is it really that common to see comments that say kys? And people have the gall to say that as a joke get in real life too? Even joking to a friend?I've never personally encountered that and that is disturbing.

But- I can't even count the number of times in my life I have said " kill me now" as a response to something - sometimes jokingly. I even had a job once where I sat at the front desk and we had a razor blade we used to open packages that came. Me and one or two other people would walk past it and just hold our wrists out and it was our silent joke, referring to kill me now..

now with people knowing my history,I have to watch myself trying not to make any comments like that even though I probably want to say it more than ever!

 

[metfan647]

If someone mocked me for being suicidal or used it against me, I'd be offended. I do think that nothing or nobody is immume from being the target of humour so I must include in that all my own traits, weaknesses, dispositions etc.

 

[LetMeOut67]

If they've got nothing better to do than mock the afflicted they're pretty pathetic
They're also tempting the forces of karma and risking having their teeth kicked in

Unfortunately we know from social media that there are many people who glory in others misery. That's their choice but they can't complain if life kicks them in the stomach and no one cares.

 

[eggsausagerice]

i used to say "i'm gonna KILL myself" or "i'll kill myself on the spot" as a joke 2 years ago, before i became seriously depressed. i mostly said it as a joke when something mildly annoying happened to me. now i'm really sensitive when anyone brings up suicide. i always end up feeling super self conscious when suicide is brought up. i remember in december one of my friends said there was a guy on top of a store roof and i said that if he was trying kill himself the building wasn't high enough. they said the guy could still be suicidal if he was on top of a roof, so i didn't say anything else. i feel weird that i know so much about suicide and it's just stored in my head with nowhere to go now.

 

[violetforever]

It was just yesterday that someone confused you for a small child. God, I was chuckling hard at that. I even responded to him and then deleted my post immediately

i dont know why i thought i was safe from being mistaken as a child even on an anonymous suicide forum. it literally follows me everywhere in life :p

 

[madwoman]

It doesn't bother me but I like dark humor. But I guess I was thinking you meant on here amongst suicidal people. So I said no but I guess I would say in the outside world, it depends.

 

[walliwalli]

common jokes like kms/kys jokes don't bother me much (though i see the other side's argument as well). in a weird way they've kind of become entertaining to me since becoming actively suicidal. i'll be venting about something and my friend—in solidarity—will say something like "i would kill myself" and i'll smile to myself like yeah... actually that is the plan...

anything more specific than that starts to irk me, though. jokes that reference a particular method. jokes related to an actual suicide that happened. etc. sometimes the subway is delayed and people will immediately joke about how someone probably jumped in front of the train. which can be discussed seriously, but in this context the tone is as if it's some mundane inconvenience and not, you know, a hypothetical death.

 

[NameOfAction]

I find pretty much all suicide jokes fucking hilarious!

-Kys!
-Thanks, trying.

Honestly, any joke, I'd probably laugh hysterically. Suicide doesn't usually come up in conversation aside from super serious talks. Seeing anyone take the piss is healing a bit. Unless they are being super mean about a dead person. A bit mean is fine if it's on point. I think sometimes truth is the funniest joke of all and there's no point in being mad at a truth.

 

[emptymiku]

honestly? i dont find it offensive. pretty much any "im gonna kms" joke doesnt bother me. even "kys" jokes arent bad as long as you make it clear youre joking and the other person is okay with it.