This TikTok is concise but useful. “If you’re about to be hanged and you start cracking jokes, that’s gallows humor. But if you’re in the audience and you start cracking jokes, you’re just a part of the execution.”

This is about the eating cats joke. :/ It’s having real world consequences

TikTok video by Chrysanthemum

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Couple of SE Ohioans in my circle: 'Oh, the actual cat eater was mentally ill old white lady from Canton? That tracks.'

jfc that is enlightening

That’s a great way to put it—gallows humor is all about context.

Well said.

Oh wow that’s so well put

This puts into words why the jokes and memes aren’t sitting with me. I’m good with dark humor, but there’s just nothing funny here.

"Page Not Available." Dammit.

I've seen this argument: we're all in this boat together even if we're not currently targetted it makes sense to climb in with the people who are.