Humor and respect

Most humor is based on showing some disrespect to someone or something. Unless we want to make all humor only about things or animals and never about people, we should accept that people can be disrespected for a joke; in fact, for innovation, surprise and greater enjoyment, the line into offensiveness probably has to be pushed farther and farther so that people don't get stalely familiar and uninterested. However, not all instances of disrespect are instances of hate. Of course, the emotional reality depends in large part on a person's perspective. It's therefore important to voice your perspective and not let one side pretends it's the only one.