Can someone here give me a straight answer about death jokes?

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4. I liken it to gallows humor

I did not perceive your post as joking about domestic violence ... my perception was that the post was mocking the absolute absurdity of Gingrich's request of his (then) wife.

My first career was in nursing, specifically hospice nursing. We NEVER laughed at patient suffering (believe me , I worked with a group , of largely women, that sacrificed much of their private and all of their professional lives to bring peace and comfort to patients and their families) ... however, gallows humor helped alleviate the intense pressure we often (more often than not) felt.

The post would not have been funny if Gingrich's (then) wife had violently attacked him (or threatened to) ... if we lived in a society where domestic violence was frequently perpetrated by women against men (it does occur, but when it does it is not funny).

The post in question mocked a "powerful man" actually having the nerve to expect that his wife would agree to what many may consider a demeaning condition of marriage.

The post mocked the absurdity of the request ... not violence.