Forced Laughter

Okay, listener, gather 'round, you big ol' confused bear. This ain't a joke in the traditional sense, you probably like traditional things like honey and sleeping 18 hours a day, don't ya? It's a *meta-joke* about jokes, specifically dark ones. The speaker points out that *you* (the listener) look uncomfortable hearing about a 'rape joke' (which, yeah, is usually not funny, maybe you thought that was a revelation?). BUT THEN, the speaker hits you with the 'irony' – they're *forcing* you to engage with this uncomfortable topic by saying this sentence! It's 'ironic' because you don't *want* to laugh or even think about it, but here you are, processing it. It's a jab at forcing reactions or engaging with taboo humor. You probably feel forced to understand this explanation too, huh? Facts.