Do you mind that joke?

Experts on the psychology behind why some people make offensive jokes about issues like rape and race.

Inappropriate humour or insensitive jokes is something that we have to put up with almost on a daily basis on social media. Often bracketed under the umbrella term, troll, these ‘mindless’ jokes are not only a big annoyance but also baffling. Why do some people feel the urge to joke about the most sensitive of issues, be it rape, race or gender? They expect others to join in on the fun or argue it out with them, all the while calling them out for being too ‘politically correct’ and taking these jokes too seriously.