The supposed humour in sexual jokes about Trump and Putin lie in the jokes’, well … gayness. Suggesting that two putative straight men might be romantically or sexually involved is extra funny: it emasculates them, subjecting them to ridicule and derision. It teaches kids that making gay jokes about classmates who are a little too friendly is all right. It tells conservatives and Trump supporters that gay jokes are funny — and that being gay is, indeed, being weak. After all, there is no need for all the gay jokes.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 19:18 UTC