Who is being dehumanized or demeaned in that post? Racists and homophobes making jokes about their viewpoints are dependent on them hating those groups. Which groups are being targeted ?

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You can use the same argument as someone and one argument can be valid depending on the context and the other might not be valid depending on the context. “It’s a joke” IS a valid argument in many cases, it’s not in others.

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Obviously it’s not valid in the case of excusing homophobia or racism. Could you explain how it’s not valid in the case of the original poster?

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