I'm not saying anyone should face legal action because of their jokes, but this "it's comedy so it's okay!" argument gets on my nerves. Turning abuse or hate speech into a joke does not stop it being abuse or hate speech and should not affect its legal status. There's also nothing wrong with saying something against a comedian because you didn't like a joke they told, and shouting down people who do because it's "just a joke" gets old.
Something else I see just as often and that bothers me a lot more is this misconception about freedom of speech that because something isn't illegal to say people must provide a platform for you to say it. It's patently ridiculous to, for example, claim that banning someone, or discussion of a certain topic, from an online community is a violation of freedom of speech, yet I see it all the fucking time. Yelling about censorship when your post is removed only serves to dilute the conversation and give less weight to legitimate examples.
It's easy to dismiss those who complain about certain opinions or language as having their feelings hurt and overreacting. I can only assume people who do this haven't experienced what it's like to constantly hear people talking with hatred or disgust about them or a group they belong to. It's easy to shrug off an isolated incident of someone insulting you, but when it feels like the whole world thinks less of you because of who you are it starts to weigh down on you. Especially when people holding opinions like that can affect how easy it is for you to get a job or to get promoted and so on. Getting your feelings hurt and whining when someone points out that what you said is offensive is somewhat ironic.
It's also a pretty cheap tactic to try to make people seem less credible by associating them with obviously stupid ideas like that otherkin bullshit. Most people who promote social justice don't use Tumblr and most people who use Tumblr don't think people who claim to be otherkin are anything other than absurd.
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