Periagoge
Scenario

How to handle family members who take political humor too far

My family's group chat used to be full of memes and political jokes that we all found hilarious, but since the election my uncle's contributions have gotten darker and meaner, and now we're all either silent or fake-laughing, and I don't know if we should address it directly or just let our family humor tradition die.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One person's escalating edge has poisoned the well of shared irreverence.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Satire and political humor?”

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