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I realize that certain topics belong on the other board because they can become quite heated. Would any of these sub-categories of political jokes (and one sub-category of religious jokes) be permitted?
- Tar them all with the same brush
Politicians as a class (regardless of their affiliation) are the target
- Partisanship is the target
These would be of the form "Party A vs. Party B" (identified as such), where it doesn't make any difference to the joke which real-life party is A and which is B (for a U.S. perspective, they'd work equally well with Republicans as Party A and Democrats as Party B as they would with Democrats as Party A and Republicans as Party B).
- Affiliation is important, but only for purposes of a pun
For example, "Grits" is both the nickname for one of the major parties in Canadian politics and the name of a corn-based porridge popular in the southern U.S.
- (for individual politicians, not parties) Politician is identified, but the joke deals with an attribute other than their politics.
For example, a joke dealing with Bill Clinton as a saxophone player, where his political history is irrelevant to the joke. If the attribute in question is controversial (e.g. Clinton's skirt-chasing), I can understand that being either banned or restricted (i.e. nobody currently in office).
- "Dumb boss" jokes, where the dumb boss happens to be an elected official.
In this case, it would need to be one where enough people hold that office that it wouldn't be an identifiable person (e.g. "Mayor" - every city has one - or "Senator" - there are 100 at the federal level in the U.S., with more at state level and in other countries, but not "Mayor of New York City", or "Senior senator from Ohio").
As for the religious issues, I'm looking at people acting in the name of religion, rather than the religion itself, being the target (specifically, the "What would Jesus drive?" people from some years back).
Thanks for your responses.
- Tar them all with the same brush
Politicians as a class (regardless of their affiliation) are the target
- Partisanship is the target
These would be of the form "Party A vs. Party B" (identified as such), where it doesn't make any difference to the joke which real-life party is A and which is B (for a U.S. perspective, they'd work equally well with Republicans as Party A and Democrats as Party B as they would with Democrats as Party A and Republicans as Party B).
- Affiliation is important, but only for purposes of a pun
For example, "Grits" is both the nickname for one of the major parties in Canadian politics and the name of a corn-based porridge popular in the southern U.S.
- (for individual politicians, not parties) Politician is identified, but the joke deals with an attribute other than their politics.
For example, a joke dealing with Bill Clinton as a saxophone player, where his political history is irrelevant to the joke. If the attribute in question is controversial (e.g. Clinton's skirt-chasing), I can understand that being either banned or restricted (i.e. nobody currently in office).
- "Dumb boss" jokes, where the dumb boss happens to be an elected official.
In this case, it would need to be one where enough people hold that office that it wouldn't be an identifiable person (e.g. "Mayor" - every city has one - or "Senator" - there are 100 at the federal level in the U.S., with more at state level and in other countries, but not "Mayor of New York City", or "Senior senator from Ohio").
As for the religious issues, I'm looking at people acting in the name of religion, rather than the religion itself, being the target (specifically, the "What would Jesus drive?" people from some years back).
Thanks for your responses.
We'll discuss it and get back to you. We always appreciate it when people ask first and then post. 
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