A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest
  • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1010·
    2 years ago

    Eh, I find it pretty distasteful towards Aboriginal people by insinuating such an important cultural instrument is a shallow blowjob joke.

    • Graphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      2 years ago

      I can get that but I feel like it’d have the same effect with like a trumpet.

      • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        111·
        2 years ago

        Sure but as far as I’m aware, a trumpet isn’t an important spiritual and cultural object whereas a didgeridoo is.

        Kinda like how a baseball cap isn’t the same as a war bonnet despite both being worn on your head.

        • Graphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          101·
          2 years ago

          by insinuating such an important cultural instrument is a shallow blowjob joke.

          Your original implies the instrument itself is the joke but I’m saying anything he’s tooting on in this instance would’ve been hilarious.

          Idk this just feels like one of those things you gotta laugh about because the main topic is so fucked.

          • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            216·
            2 years ago

            I don’t really see why you have to laugh at all.

            I’d rather see outrage and anger instead of humour being the take from this.

            • Graphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              161·
              2 years ago

              You can find humor and be outraged. This is the tenth rapey priest story posted this hour alone. If you cried over each case you’d die of dehydration by lunchtime.

            • Alto@kbin.social
              1·
              2 years ago

              Humors a pretty common response to awful situations. It’s a useful coping tool as the world continues to go to shit around us.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      You got me wondering about whether anyone might be disturbed by a racy joke about CDJs (those decks where DJs turn knobs to play electronic music).