It's basically a person making jokes about something that is dark (or for short: rude or horrid
*2 people hear about the news about Sandy Hook*
Person 1: God, I can only imagine what was going through those kids heads in the last moments of their lives...
Person 2: Probably bullets
Person 1: OMG!! That's terrible! Can YOU even think of what their parents are going through?!
Person 2: Probably coffin brochures
Person 1: ...
Person 2: It's called dark humor. It's like food. Not everybody gets it.
Dark humor can be used to cope with tragedy
Example: i always liked deep fried donuts
Dark humor is the way some people cope woth tragedy
-gelatin
I type of humor not everyone gets, and can be harsh, respects nothing/nobody, however is still funny as hell. Mainly shedding light on how people with mental issues see the world.
Me: I bought a cheese grater for my blind friend for his birthday, a week later he tells me it was the most violent book he'd ever read.
Friend: What?
Me: It's dark humor you wouldn't understand.
Dark humor is just bad stuff out in light to become funny instead of just plane wrong, Not many people would get them though.
Example: dark humor is like food not everyone gets it.
dark humor is basically humor that people will consider taboo, it could be either done the right way or some people would just use it as an excuse to say the most fucked up shit imaginable.
person: hey guess what! *insert the most out of pocket statement here*
another person: dude wtf
person: erm.. ever heard of dark humor?