• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 days ago

    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
      1·
      7 days ago

      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
        11·
        7 days ago

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

    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      0·
      7 days ago

      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.