I'd accept that from a nervous survivor who makes an off-color joke, but making fun of someone else's tragedy while it's happening to them is not a coping mechanism, it's being an asshole.
Even gallows humor requires some amount of time to pass before it's socially acceptable.
> Even gallows humor requires some amount of time to pass before it's socially acceptable.
No, that doesn't work for gallows humor. Gallows humor requires that you be on the (at least metaphorical) gallows. Making fun of someone else who is in a desperate or hopeless situation when you are safely on the sidelines isn't gallows humor.
Even gallows humor requires some amount of time to pass before it's socially acceptable.
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