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{{quote|''"[[Everyone Has Standards|Even I'm offended by this.]] [[Self
Some tropes reference things that ''really'' should not be played for laughs, but for some reason often are. One of the consequences of [[Sadist Show|comedies using schadenfreude]] is that they can tread on [[Useful Notes/Trigger|subjects that are quite]] serious to some people.
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** Modern sitcoms' use of [[Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male]] has been gradually starting to get this reaction (although so far it hasn't been nearly vocal enough to convince the networks to stop using it).
* [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]]: Child abuse [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Maximum Fun Chamber]]: [[Cold
* [[No Sympathy]]
** Some of the more severe cases of [[Kafka Komedy]] (too much Kafka, not enough comedy).
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* Mocking or criticizing an [[Unacceptable Targets|Unacceptable Target]].
* [[Unprovoked Pervert Payback]]: Expect this to happen at least once in a [[Harem]] anime.
* [[April Fools' Day]] jokes if they seem to come across as way to cruel or unfunny.
* Jokes about [[Animal Cruelty]]
The academic terms "dark humor," "black humor," or "tragic farce" apply to some examples, although the exact execution is somewhat different. [[Black Comedy]] is not about making jokes at the expense of groups, but rather about using Irony and Fatalism to make them seem amusing while still showing their seriousness. A prime example is Paul Zindel's play ''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'', which ends with the protagonist's mother having a psychotic breakdown and killing her daughters' pet rabbit. The natural reaction to such a description is "Dude, not funny!" - but the way it's written, it is one of the funniest scenes in the entire play. (And after all, [[What Measure Is a Non
How do you know if something deserves linking to this page? Well, it might be overused, funny, or nothing to most people. If just a few people cringe at something, well... if more people are amused than disgusted, then it's not justified to put a stop to it. But if a ''large'' number of people are [[Media Watchdogs|offended]] or [[Nightmare Fuel|outright traumatized]], well, to them, it is '''NOT. FUNNY.'''
Note that the fact something is [[Dude, Not Funny]] to some people does ''not'' mean that other people may not find it funny.
Often happens when [[Black Comedy]] or [[Gallows Humor]] is mishandled. The creators may offer a [["Just Joking" Justification]], but this does not always soothe hurt feelings.
If something that ''was'' funny falls into this following some related event in the real world, see [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]].
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*** Most of Jokers jokes appear not to be funny to [[Deadpan Snarker|anyone but himself]].
** EDI gets this response multiple times from crew members as she attempts humor, usually because her humor involves jokes about enslaving humanity or "accidentally" causing life-threatening malfunctions on the ship.
* Also from [[Bio Ware]], ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' has lots of snarky dialogue options (usually the one in the middle) which tend to involve cracking jokes at very serious situations. Sometimes your party members or NPCs will tell you that they're [[Dude, Not Funny]], but there's at least one example of [[Player Character|Hawke]] realizing that himself/herself mid-joke: an attempt to reassure [[Humanoid Abomination|Anders]] about having accidentally given himself a [[Super
* In the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Aang, having been told that he must kill Fire Lord Ozai, says he can't go around wiping out people he doesn't like. Sokka responds that [[Omniscient Morality License|he can because he's the Avatar]] and Aang angrily tells him that this isn't a joke.
* ''[[Skippys List (Literature)|Skippys List]]'' has examples:
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