I have recently received some feedback about including sexuality as a topic for dad jokes. Although it was not the most constructive of feedback, some points were made. Sex as a topic is not the same as sexuality, and I apologize for not making that distinction clearer. I was basing my moderating on what was being reported and sex being a topic as understood for children closer to puberty, although sexuality such as LGBTQ+ parents/partners/people can be understood much earlier. While I stand by still keeping actual sexual themes (anatomy, sex positions, etc.) as an off-limits topic for the community, sexuality seems reasonable to include.

This community is not static; I want to do my best to maintain a place that can grow with the community while staying true as a place for humor in a world that has plenty of unpleasant things. I am not a bot, and am indeed a person that is open to having respectful discussions.

Tell me what you think should and should not be included as “off limits topics.” Should profanity be allowed, or possibly only certain words? Are there other suggestions you have? I will try to look at the common themes from any feedback and apply them over the next two weeks or so.

Edit:

To further clarify this post, gayness and the like have never been and will continue not being against community rules. The post in question was removed in error because I am a sleep deprived human and made a mistake about removing a post about sexuality instead of sex. I am apologizing, had already restored the post, and am attempting to make it right.

I originally intended this community to be a place for jokes that can be told to a person of any age, since essentially every other humor source was already geared toward adults. I thought a safe age to draw that line would be five years old. This is where the “clean” and not “adult themes” considerations were made for not including jokes that featured drugs, swearing, and sex. Parenting is a very personal endeavor, and families may choose to talk about sex at age five. Parenting choices and styles are not the purpose of this discussion, and I can understand the visceral reactions people may be feeling, and I’d like to keep this discussion about what to improve about the dadjokes community.

Early in the formation of this community I asked the same question and got all feedback to keep it “all ages friendly.” I’m now seeing some people want to keep it “all ages friendly” and many that want to lift the limitations and simply keep the spirit of the dad jokes. As many of you point out, dad jokes are not limited to younger children or even being dads for that matter.

So far, it looks like the simplest answer would be to do away with c/unclejokes and remove limitations in c/dadjokes about topics for jokes. Is there a compromise for people that want to keep it “all ages friendly,” such as using the NSFW tag for certain posts? Or vice versa, have a tag for “kid friendly” or “safe for all ages”? Or leave it as a “free for all” and let people sift through as they choose? If the majority wants the “free for all,” I suppose there could be a separate community specifically for “jokes for all ages.”

As a reminder, please be respectful of each other. Aggressive comments will be removed.