This is something else than a joke, because?
Speculation and assertion is not an argument.
If a statement is a joke is not defined whether someone finds it is funny or not, but by its intention. We don't all laught at the same jokes do we? In this case, we don't know the intention behind it, or at least our two comments didn't reveal it.
(It is so sad to see preconditioned impulsive disagreement, just because certain words are discussed from a neutral perspective)
And i don't see why there shouldn't be impulsive disagreement, considering how terrible the word is.
I was making a statement of fact, which is valid no matter how many downvotes I get: this guy just named a domain "nigg.er". That's not a "joke". It doesn't meet any definition of what a joke is. It's using a word to be gratuitously offensive. It doesn't matter what his motivation was; it doesn't rise to the level of a joke. I'm not saying that because I find the word offensive, I'm saying it because simply naming something "nigger" is factually not a joke. I'm not sure what you call it, but I am sure that you don't call it a joke. :)
Alternatively, a form of this draws attention to how much true evil society tolerates under banner of "acceptable behavior" while they put energy into calling out harmless domain names that should get an eye roll at someone's stupidity at worst. These domain names probably received far more hate from certain people than any carcinogen-filled product or even laws that re-enforce things that hold blacks back. Some get virtually no complaints but taboos almost always do. Ya think? ;)
Note: I don't like the domain name(s) for the record. However, I think it can be a joke or a tool of activism in certain situations. I don't know if contrarian, taboo-oriented humor or calling out people's BS was the goal here.
Note 2: I forgot to add I'm big on the second paragraph's version of this kind of humor. I call out self-righteous pricks all the time with it. Includes use of "the N word" in the positive ways blacks use it. It's just too effective at finding most judgmental & often (not always) hypocritical folks. :)
