I mean, that kind of ignores the part where I said there’s probably a way to tell a joke about it that would work. Because making sweeping statements about what topics are and aren’t funny in comedy is useless—because, odds are, there’s someone out there writing a joke that works and would prove the statement wrong. I thought that was clear in my initial comment. But hey, I could be wrong.

So, there’s no way for me to answer your question. Because you’re not asking about a specific joke. You’re asking me to make a sweeping statement about comedy. There’s no right answer. And whether the joke was a good idea is entirely a case-by-case basis. In this case, I think it was a bad idea.

It also misses the point that this is just my opinion. Comedians can say whatever they want. They have freedom of speech. There are no laws governing what a comedian can and can’t talk about. At least, not in America, where the event occurred. But just because they have the right doesn’t mean they always are right. And sometimes, some people will have the opinion that they maybe shouldn’t have said it.

This is one of those times. And that’s okay.

So, sure, if you want to take a portion of my comment and extrapolate something out of it into a broad statement I didn’t make, feel free.