I just updated the sidebar. As a rule of thumb, if you cannot tell this joke to a 5-year-old, you should probably post it to the new community !unclejokes@lemmy.world

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Freaking THANK YOU.

The whole concept of a “dad joke” exists because dads realize they probably shouldn’t be telling sexualized jokes to small children and adjust their humor accordingly. They are inherently family friendly.

I’m baffled that the r. mods even let it be up for discussion.

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Dunno. Always seemed straightforward to me. That community consists of millions of people and necessitated a broader view of the dadjoke definition than a single cultural or geographical view.

People who didn’t want to view NSFW jokes could simply not open them. In theory everyone could have the experience they wanted and work with the definition of dadjoke they wanted. I was always puzzled by the people who opened NSFW jokes just to be offended. Like don’t open them?

I guess the nice thing about Lemmy is you can have both “dadjokes” community views via different servers - and again the users can have the experience they desire as long as they choose to.

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Dad jokes are jokes that dads tell their kids. They’re silly and harmless in nature. Of course every rule has its exceptions, but that’s what they are. Exceptions. A barrage of NSFW jokes therefore goes against the spirit of what a dad joke is.

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But I can tell a 5-year-old any joke. I just shouldn’t. s/

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That’s exactly what uncles are for.

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Well I am an uncle 🤔

/subbed!

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Agreed! I always hated that Reddit mods took such a lax stance on this subject.

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I think the most annoying part about it was that the argument kept happening.

Dad jokes are jokes dad tell their kids. That sub just became another jokes.

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Same, honestly this might be the one thing that makes me choose Lemmy outright instead of visiting them both. I was SO tired of nsfw “dad” jokes.

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Dad Jokes

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This is a community for sharing those cheesy “dad” jokes that invoke an eye roll or chuckle.

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  • Clean jokes only please. If you cannot tell this joke to a 5-year-old, you probably shouldn’t post it here. Please post edgier jokes to !unclejokes@lemmy.world
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