@dgramr@rum4nshi If the first thing that comes to your mind upon seeing a depiction of high school aged girls is a porn addiction, then there's something very wrong with you.
I've wanted to make this post for a while.
I used to be someone who would laugh at those 'Sayori hanging' jokes. Not because I found the subject matter at all humorous- rather because I was under the assumption that we as a collective all experienced a *shared trauma* in witnessing Sayori's death, and by making jokes about it it was our way of coping and not letting it get to us as much. Somewhat similar to how people still make Titanic or Hindenburg jokes- there's a level of separation since time has passed and humor can make things hurt less. In this instance the separation is that Sayori is fictional, and the fact that something once so shocking some of us became so numb to was sort of humorous in and of itself.
However now that I've interacted with the DDLC fanbase more since then, I can absolutely understand why plenty of people would think it's offensive or tasteless. Sayori's situation is relatable to a lot of people, so when we laugh at her hanging herself, it can seem like we're laughing at people who might feel suicidal. This of course was *not* our intent, and I'm certain that most people who did it were in the same mindset as I mentioned before, but you *can* see why people would be upset by it.
I personally don't think you're a terrible person if you joke about ficitional stuff that traumatized you and/or others, but I still think it's important to keep in mind that suicide *is* a very serious and touchy subject. Just keep in mind the type of people you're around and whether or not you think something you say could offend someone on a personal level. And I'm not saying avoid joking about stuff *entirely* cuz you might offend someone- that's absurd. Just keep in mind that someone *might* be hurt by something you said, and do your best to understand *why* they might feel hurt by it, is all.