AIBU to find this " Best Gag of the Edinburgh Festival in poor taste?

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49389208

I have seen and read this "joke " repeated several times on TV in the past few days and find it in very poor taste. Newsreaders on TV have been chuckling. Tourette's can be a serious and debilatating condition and sufferers have huge challenges in everyday life. Surely we are a bit more grown up these days than to poke fun at people with a neurological condition?
Is is just me being stuffy?

Really?! It’s a joke about vegetables

Oh dear... 🥦🥦🥦

It's a joke about Tourettes.

I thought it was a very clever pun

Still, there's always one who is professionally offended.

It’s not a funny joke

But not an offensive one either

Someone will say this one is racist:

On his joke claiming the top spot, Falafel said: "This is a fantastic honour but it's like I've always said, jokes about white sugar are rare, jokes about brown sugar... demerara."

Really?! It’s a joke about vegetables hmm

It;s also a joke about Tourette's syndrome.

Yes you are. It’s very funny.

This is the joke:

'I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have florets".'

(Doing people as lazy as me a service)

Diagnosed with Tourettes when I was 7. I think it's a shit joke but it's not offensive.

I agree, and also not even funny. The whole list is a bit rubbish though, I only like the rounding up cows one.

Do you have Tourettes, OP? Or do you just like to be offended on behalf of other people with them needing or asking you to?

I am happy to be told that I am over thinking things, maybe I am being over sensitive. I am happy to be told I am a pearl clutcher- just wondered what others think.

Right, so it’s a joke about Tourette’s. But what makes it offensive? It’s not rude about sufferers, it’s not using offensive language, it’s not belittling people with Tourette’s. It’s a play on words using vegetables.

What are people allowed to joke about? Perhaps we should come up with an approved list.

I think it's funny 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yanbu. I heard about this on the radio this morning and winced. I think it could be offensive to some people with Tourettes - although obviously I don't know. But it crossed my mind.

Good one OP

I think it’s funny. But I also think that the best joke of the festival shouldn’t reference a neurological condition. I don’t think it’s offensive particularly- but I do think it could be upsetting.

I think the Eton one is funnier.

And my brother’s latest offering, “ I got sacked today from my job at the sewage farm, for being unenthusiastic. My boss said I was just going through the motions.”

I just thought it was a very unfunny joke. Couldn’t believe it was deemed to be the funniest one liner. It’s like a Les Dawson or Bruce Forsyth era line. I agree it doesn’t appear to be setting out to poke fun at people with Tourette’s but that’s the kindest thing I can say about it.

@MrsTWH is spot on. What exactly are people finding offensive about this mildly humorous play on words? I guess some people just look for ways to be offended. Sounds tiring.

I don’t think it’s offensive. I just think it’s a bit tasteless and could be upsetting. So why run the risk when there must have been a squillion equally funny one liners.

Like a pp said it's not belittling or making fun of people with tourette's, so nothing offensive about it. It's just a shit pun.

Can’t believe people are offended at that joke.

Has anyone mentioned the cauliflower shortage?