"As a comedian, I'm not very shockable,” Ariane, from the UK, revealed to Bored Panda. “But that said, someone I know made a joke about the Grenfell Tower tragedy which was just too horrible for my taste—and when something's too distasteful for you, it ceases to be funny." The same goes for any and all social media posts: at a certain point, shock value ceases to amuse and simply pushes the audience away.
Ariane drew attention to the fact that plenty of comedians are scared of being de-platformed or canceled for what they joke and post about. Social media is a tad tone-deaf in that it's easy to take comments out of context, in spite of the original tone or sarcasm that the author intended. So, in the comedian's opinion, you have parts of society that need to edit what they say more while others should try to loosen up and be less sensitive. Especially when it comes to humor.
“I think 'too touchy' can't be applied across the board—but if we're making dark jokes, we should aim for the space between 'too safe' and 'too distasteful!'" the British comedian reiterated that we should strive for balance.
