• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    27·
    1 个月前

    I have asked a similar question many times in the past when people excuse such things as jokes:

    What is the effective difference between doing a Nazi salute like that “as a joke” and just doing one?

    Same thing I ask when people claim they are being racist as a joke.

    • InputZero@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 个月前

      The difference between the public and private spheres. There is absolutely no way to make a Nazi salute jokes in public spheres, full stop. In the private sphere I can imagine it.

      • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
        41·
        1 个月前

        “What’s the difference between a dog and a Nazi? One goes like this [does Nazi salute] and one goes like this [raises leg]!”

    • bestboyfriendintheworldEnglish
      41·
      1 个月前

      What is the effective difference between doing a Nazi salute like that “as a joke” and just doing one?

      Plausible deniability. Pushing a boundary instead of breaking a taboo.