According to the right-wing, “oh what, you wanna outlaw comedy now? it’s just a joke you snowflake!”
If you’re not offended by the father’s comments, just change the offending word to whatever you are. If you think nothing’s wrong with it, it could be worth learning why
I got picked on a lot as a kid. What it did was make me hyper sensitive to other people’s insecurities. I would see you and think: weight, race, bad at school, has a crush on X. I’d memorize it and put it in my back pocket and just dig at someone when they’d take a shot at me. It was a horribly daunting way to live because you’re never really enjoying the moment.
I agree with the banter with others. I do it with my friends. The thing is this … it has to go both ways and if they can’t jab back I usually give them a smile/hug and make sure they know I’m being a jerk. Like, they should be smiling after I take a jab at them.